I want to install a Huion tablet driver, but only a .deb version exists. What should I do?
This is a question that pops-up a lot around here. There is the option of trying to install the package using alien. However, there are no guarantees that it will work.
#alien -r <packagename>.deb
This will attempt to convert the DEB package to an RPM package.
User beware! Your results may vary. This answer is not an endorsement for this type of installation.
Another option would be to extract the package and see what exactly it is doing, to attempt to shoehorn the driver into your system. Once again, there are no guarantees that it will work. You will have to double-check if all prerequisites are installed at the expected versions.
Whatever the way, make sure you have a working snapshot of your system before attempting anything. Good luck!
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