From 9487c7a1738b0b17e98058d807b1696a2f88cf31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joey Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 22:49:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] killed dups --- README | 24 ++---------------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 8e9750c..47c35e4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,24 +1,4 @@ -The Alien package converter: - - Alien is a program that converts between redhat rpm, debian dpkg, stampede - slp and slackware tgz file formats. If you want to use a package from - another linux 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. - -Warning, alien can be dangerous: - - Despite the high version number, alien is still (and will probably always - be) rather experimental software. It's been under development for many - years now, but there are still many bugs and limitations. - - Alien should not be used to replace important system packages, like - sysvinit, libc, or other things that are essential for the functioning of - your system. Many of these packages are set up differently by the - different distributions, and packages from the different distributions - cannot be used interchangeably. In general, if you can't remove a - package without breaking your system, don't try to replace it with an - alien version. +Please read alien's man page for general documentation. Getting alien: @@ -69,4 +49,4 @@ Programs that use alien: Please report any bugs in alien to the author: - Joey Hess + Joey Hess