Install rpm in openbox

[wunderbra]

it's been a while since I used PCLOS. Last night I downloaded open box and looks good so far. There is a program from Citrix I need to be able to run. They have and .rpm so I downloaded it but cannot install it. I don' see and rpm package manager in openbox. Am I missing it somehow? Clicking on the downloaded rpm brings ups the "open with" script with synaptic as the default.

[Neal ManBear]

Installing from outside sources is not advisable. You can break your system.     

Do this first:     
Open Menu (PC icon - lower left) > Software > Synaptic Package Manager >>> click Reload > click Mark All Upgrades > click Apply and again Apply.   
To get the latest sources list for Synaptic Package Manager, install the package apt-sources-list. You can find it using the Search function in Synaptic. Use Search to look for other packages you need.     

[wunderbra]

I douibt it will break it. I have used the .deb file on other distros without problem. This is not discretionary for me. I have to use this to use an online app with my work. If you are interested it is here http://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=2316611&productId=1689163

I doubt it is in any repo.

that is not the question. How can I install an rpm in openbox?

[Neal ManBear]

I douibt it will break it.

     
Actually, it is only a matter of time before it does break it. This is what happens when you install an rpm made for one system on another. A .deb has nothing to do with anything about rpms. You see, each distro can have widely different ways of setting things up. Names of dependencies can be different, or the dependencies can be in different locations. Other changes may be made.

Once you have installed from an outside source, you have made your system non-standard/unsupported. Why? There is no way for us to know what changes such an rpm made to your system.     

Remember, if you use the following command, you are responsible for your own support.     

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rpm -Uvh full-name-andversion.rpm