john boris on 24 Aug 2016 10:32:18 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Installling rpm file on Raspberry Pi


I replied there but I did find a page explaining the alien software which led to find out I need i386 rpms. It is always an adventure. ;-)

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Keith C. Perry <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote:
I made some comments on this before I saw you started a new thread.  I'll copy them here...

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As long as your printer works at home via IP (either directly or through Windows if you are sharing out a printer- do you have printer sharing turn on and the right firewall setting in Windows?) then printing over the VPN will work as long that traffic is not filtered.

I have a Brother MFC printer on my office net and if I'm out of the office and need to print, I just bring up my VPN before I do it.

The same would be true for your RPi as a print server.  As long as you can print locally via IP and your VPN allows the traffic you should be fine.
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Keith C. Perry, MS E.E.


From: "john boris" <jborissr@gmail.com>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 1:05:18 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Installling rpm file on Raspberry Pi

I  had sent an email about getting my Windows Printer to look like a Unix printer but have since decided to setup the Raspberry Pi as a Print server. My question here is the VPN client I need to run (Sonicwall netextender) comes in an rpm file.Now I need to figure out how to install the rpm on the Pi as there is no Package manager bundled and from my searches it keeps saying I need .deb files. 
Am I screwed with this or can I install it and I am just going the wrong route?

I am not sure this will work on the Pi as I haven't seen the requirements for the client. It is one of Dell's best kept secrets I guess.

TIA

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