Feature changed by: Jeremy Thornton (leebrad) Feature #310567, revision 5 Title: Integrated alien installer openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jeremy Thornton (leebrad) Description: - Of course we all know that linux is great and a reliable system but the - latest focus is trying to get new users to adopt it. Is it possible - from a developer standpoint to integrate a system including packages - like alien for deb etc, that would allow SUSE to user either deb or rpm - packages or better yet introduce a brand new file type say .lnx for - linux (easier since the intro for SUSE build service) to begin a - movement that would allow packages to be cross compatible between linux - systems so long as the kernel version is suppported? - This would bring a unifying and innovative solution to a common issue - for linux systems. Of course a standard would have to be set on the - binaries to ensure proper dependency resolution between systems would - be accomplished, but SUSE might actually be able to lead the way! + Add alien into zypper/yast so that if .deb is attempted to be installed + then a message would launch saying it is not compatible but an attempt + will be made to make it compatible and then alien would automatically + launch behind the scenes do its work and install just like a standard + rpm. + This would not help unify the linux systems, but on an end-user + experience, it is easier than the command line, and for all purposes + considered new users would not know the difference. I understand it + could get messy if a user gets deb happy for installing, but what do + you think? + + -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310567