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alien pkg convert vs Makeself

A side-by-side look at alien pkg convert and Makeself. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

alien pkg convert

alien pkg convert

Os & Utilities

alien pkg convert is a command line tool that converts between Linux package formats. It can take a package made for one distribution and convert it to the native format of another distribution.

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Makeself

Makeself

Os & Utilities

Makeself is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tarball for Unix. It packages software into a single executable file for easy distribution and installation.

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