[PLUG] rpm installation help, please

[Karl M. Hegbloom]

% apt-cache showpkg ethereal
Package: ethereal
Versions: 
0.9.5-2(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/dpkg/status)
0.9.4-1woody1(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_woody_main_binary-i386_Packages)
0.8.0-3potato(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages)

Reverse Depends: 
  ethereal-common,ethereal 0.9.1-3
  ethereal-common,ethereal 0.9.1-3
  ethereal-common,ethereal 0.9.1-3
  ethereal-common,ethereal 0.9.1-3
Dependencies: 
0.9.5-2 - libc6 (2 2.2.4-4) libglib1.2 (2 1.2.0) libgtk1.2 (2 1.2.10-4) libpcap0 (3 0.7.0) libpcap0 (2 0.6.1-1) xlibs (4 4.1.0) zlib1g (2 1:1.1.4) ethereal-common (0 (null)) 
0.9.4-1woody1 - libc6 (2 2.2.4-4) libglib1.2 (2 1.2.0) libgtk1.2 (2 1.2.10-4) libpcap0 (3 0.7.0) libpcap0 (2 0.6.1-1) xlibs (4 4.1.0) zlib1g (2 1:1.1.4) ethereal-common (0 (null)) 
0.8.0-3potato - libc6 (2 2.1.2) libglib1.2 (2 1.2.0) libgtk1.2 (2 1.2.7-1) libpcap0 (2 0.4-1) libz1 (0 (null)) xlib6g (2 3.3.6-4) 
Provides: 
0.9.5-2 - 
0.9.4-1woody1 - 
0.8.0-3potato - 
Reverse Provides: 

freekbox:~# aptitude install ethereal
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree       
Reading extended state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  ethereal-common 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ethereal ethereal-common 
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1797kB of archives. After unpacking 4837kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/e/d/v/action/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://apt.intra.hegbloom.net woody/main ethereal-common 0.9.4-1woody1 [286kB]
Get:2 http://apt.intra.hegbloom.net woody/main ethereal 0.9.4-1woody1 [1511kB]
Fetched 1797kB in 55s (32.6kB/s)

Selecting previously deselected package ethereal-common.
(Reading database ... 39563 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ethereal-common (from .../ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package ethereal.
Unpacking ethereal (from .../ethereal_0.9.4-1woody1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up ethereal-common (0.9.4-1woody1) ...

Setting up ethereal (0.9.4-1woody1) ...

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree
Reading extended state information... Done
freekbox:~# ldd $(which ethereal)
        libpcap.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0 (0x4001a000)
        libgtk-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 (0x40035000)
        libgdk-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 (0x4015b000)
        libgmodule-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0 (0x4018f000)
        libglib-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 (0x40192000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x401b5000)
        libXi.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x401b8000)
        libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x401c0000)
        libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x401cd000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x402a7000)
        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x402c9000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x402d8000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

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