alien

Convert different installation packages to other formats. See also: debtap, for .deb conversion on Arch Linux. More information: https://manned.org/alien.

• Convert a specific installation file to Debian format (.deb extension):

sudo alien --to-deb path/to/file

• Convert a specific installation file to Red Hat format (.rpm extension):

sudo alien --to-rpm path/to/file

• Convert a specific installation file to a Slackware installation file (.tgz extension):

sudo alien --to-tgz path/to/file

• Convert a specific installation file to Debian format and install on the system:

sudo alien --to-deb --install path/to/file