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How do I convert a x86 RPM to a x86 DEB within a x64 system?

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In my case the software I am trying to convert is the Lacie lightscribe labeler.

1.- I renamed the RPM

mv LaCie LightScribe Labeler 1.0 Linux.rpm lacie-lightscribe-labeler-1.0.rpm

2.- Convert the package with alien

sudo alien lacie-lightscribe-labeler-1.0.rpm

Error:

lacie-lightscribe-labeler-1.0.rpm is for architecture i386 ; the package cannot be built on this system

I know that:

I could do this in a x86 system and then copy it from there.

Use the simple labeler

I'm curious about how to do this conversion in general.

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answered 1 Year ago rialhirt · Accepted Answer

The process is quite easy, in short you need to modify the control file and that's it.

sudo alien -g package-name.rpm

cd package-dir/

sudo vi debian/control

Now change the architecture (i386 in my case) to be the one you need. For example,
I added the amd64 architecture and this is how the line ended up:

Architecture: i386, amd64

Last step:

sudo debian/rules binary

This will produce the .deb file.

References:

Using Alien to convert .rpm packages to lpia .deb