[Discuss] Installing software not in repositories -- Kubuntu 7.04

[Murray Strome]

Steven Kurylo wrote:
>> http://backports.ubuntuforums.org
>>
>> loads a blank page with both Firefox and Konqueror
>
> Must be down.  This one works 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=47
>
>> I guess this would lead to the next question (which I know has been
>> answered at some time in the past):  How do you install RPM packages on
>> Debian based systems like (K)(Ubuntu)?
>
> You can use the package "alien" to convert the rpm to deb.  Use at
> your own risk.  In the past its made some pretty crappy packages for
> me.
>
> For acroread specifically, you can dowload the version from edgy and
> it will work for you: http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/text/acroread
>
THANKS!  The new website you gave me does work fine.  The download from 
edgy worked fine, and the install was very easy. In addition, it seems 
that Acroread got put in all the correct places.  I must say, that this 
works much more smoothly (thanks to all the help in shortening my 
learning curve for the new system) than it did with Mandriva.

Murray