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Problem

How to use the debtap command: Convert Debian packages into Arch Linux packages. See also: pacman-upgrade. More information: <https://github.com/helixarch/debtap#available-options>.

Solution

debtap — Convert Debian packages into Arch Linux packages. See also: pacman-upgrade. More information: <https://github.com/helixarch/debtap#available-options>.

Update debtap database (before the first run):

sudo debtap {{[-u|--update]}}

Convert the specified package:

debtap {{path/to/package.deb}}

Convert the specified package bypassing all questions, except for editing metadata files:

debtap {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{path/to/package.deb}}

Generate a PKGBUILD file:

debtap {{[-p|--pkgbuild]}} {{path/to/package.deb}}

Code Snippets

Update debtap database (before the first run)

sudo debtap {{[-u|--update]}}

Convert the specified package

debtap {{path/to/package.deb}}

Convert the specified package bypassing all questions, except for editing metadata files

debtap {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{path/to/package.deb}}

Generate a PKGBUILD file

debtap {{[-p|--pkgbuild]}} {{path/to/package.deb}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/debtap

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