[opensuse] Viber on opensuse
hi I've just noticed Viber is available for Linux desktop but they only have a ".deb" install as they've only tested on ubuntu/mint/zorin. Anyone know if this can be successfully installed on opensuse as a ".deb" or does anyone know if its going to be "ported" to rpm format? regards Ian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:59 PM, ianseeks wrote:
hi
I've just noticed Viber is available for Linux desktop but they only have a ".deb" install as they've only tested on ubuntu/mint/zorin.
Anyone know if this can be successfully installed on opensuse as a ".deb" or does anyone know if its going to be "ported" to rpm format?
Well.... The easiest way to find out is to try it :-) I downloaded the deb file, used alien (sudo alien -r --scripts viber.deb) to convert to rpm... zypper in to install. No issues with converting or installing. The result of installing... Viber is correctly added into the KDE menus. Launching Viber works perfectly. I connected to my existing account... validated with the code it sent to my mobile Viber accounts. So... so far, zero issues. C -- openSUSE 13.1 x86_64, KDE 4.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 11 Dec 2013 18:35:58 C wrote:
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:59 PM, ianseeks wrote:
hi
I've just noticed Viber is available for Linux desktop but they only have a ".deb" install as they've only tested on ubuntu/mint/zorin.
Anyone know if this can be successfully installed on opensuse as a ".deb" or does anyone know if its going to be "ported" to rpm format?
Well.... The easiest way to find out is to try it :-)
I downloaded the deb file, used alien (sudo alien -r --scripts viber.deb) to convert to rpm... zypper in to install. No issues with converting or installing.
The result of installing... Viber is correctly added into the KDEls l menus. Launching Viber works perfectly. I connected to my existing account... validated with the code it sent to my mobile Viber accounts.
So... so far, zero issues.
C excellent. thanks. i didn't know about that "alien", it outta this world.
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On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:57 PM, ianseeks wrote:
On Wednesday 11 Dec 2013 18:35:58 C wrote:
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:59 PM, ianseeks wrote:
hi
I've just noticed Viber is available for Linux desktop but they only have a ".deb" install as they've only tested on ubuntu/mint/zorin.
Anyone know if this can be successfully installed on opensuse as a ".deb" or does anyone know if its going to be "ported" to rpm format?
Well.... The easiest way to find out is to try it :-)
I downloaded the deb file, used alien (sudo alien -r --scripts viber.deb) to convert to rpm... zypper in to install. No issues with converting or installing.
The result of installing... Viber is correctly added into the KDEls l menus. Launching Viber works perfectly. I connected to my existing account... validated with the code it sent to my mobile Viber accounts.
So... so far, zero issues.
C excellent. thanks. i didn't know about that "alien", it outta this world.
Keep in mind that alien doesn't always work to convert debs to rpm. It depends on the app packaging decisions... what dependencies it has, and what post install scripts are included etc. I've found it works best on standalone apps where they are static or self contained. I've never broken anything running alien on a deb and attempting to install it. Worst I've had is unresolvable depends, or invalid post install scripts. C. -- openSUSE 13.1 x86_64, KDE 4.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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