How to install rpm or deb packages

[jeancf]

Hi,

I am a long time OpenSUSE user and I wanted to give sabayon a go but I have a last minute hesitation.

I use a number of applications that are not in the Sabayon/Gentoo repos. One example is Nixnote (sourceforge.net/projects/nevernote/) that can be downloaded as a deb or rpm package. Can entropy/equo manage these packages as well (i.e. including dependencies) the way Yast/zypper does it with rpm in openSUSE for example? I don't want to have to sort out dependencies by hand (I actually tried for nixnote and failed).

Thanks,

JC

[Fitzcarraldo]

There is an ebuild for Nevernote in the Portage scrill overlay, so Nevernote can be installed using the Portage package manager or you can file a request (click on the link 'Bugs' at the top of this page) for it to be built and added to the Entropy repository.

[jeancf]

Thanks. It is at version 0.99 while the latest is 1.3. But anyway, my question was less about Nixnote than the ability for entropy/equo to manage .deb or .rpm packages.

I read further in the meantime and I think that the option does not exist today but please confirm.

Thanks,

JC

[Fitzcarraldo]

If you want specifically to use .rpm and .deb packages then you would be better off using a distribution that has a package manager specifically designed for .rpm or .deb packages.

Portage and Entropy have a package called rpm (you can see an example of its use in the post Re: installing BitDefender scanner for unices) and various tools such as deb2targz and others, but, as I say, if you specifically want to use .rpm and/or .deb packages, use a distribution that is designed for those packages. Entropy has its own package format and is not designed to handle .rpm and .deb packages.

[jeancf]

Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification.

JC