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Upstream software project

alien

Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats

About alien

Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats

This project links 2 native package records across 2 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

Project pictures and package coverage

Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.alien: recorded package coverageFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
alien
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
2
Operating systems
fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats. If you want to use a package from another distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install it.

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Fedora 43

  1. alien

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source alien

    8.95-28.fc43

    Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. alien

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source alien

    8.95-30.fc44

    Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats

    noarch44

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.