Mike Webb wrote:
>
> . I've wanted to installseveral packages into my nest, but my few times of having tried to
> install a Debian package were unsuccessful. I was really pleased with
> how well the Slackware packages installed.
>
> Later,
> Mike

the ever increasingly impressive d:b includes alien, so you can convert
deb (or rpm's) to tgz's by running 'alien -t packagename.deb' . Saved
my life - how could I live without freecell :-D

Best
Guy