How to Convert DEB to RPM (RPM to DEB)
Convert RPM to DEB
Install alien command on Debian / Ubuntu # sudo apt-get install alien
Use alien command to convert rpm to deb file
# alien linuxconf-devel-1.16r10-2.i386.rpm linuxconf-devel_1.16r10-3_i386.deb generated
Convert DEB to RPM
Use alient -r option to convert a deb file to rpm file.
# sudo alien -r libsox1_14.2.0-1_i386.deb libsox1-14.2.0-2.i386.rpm generated