Getting things done

I’ve just hired another server for TMM enterprises inc (if you are in need of cheap open source game server hosting, apply below!) ok, shameless plug, forgive me.

Anyway, this new server is equipped with CentOS and no way of changing it to a .deb based distro on purchase, which is highly inconvenient for me, since ALL my other systems are .deb based. Who can live without apt-get, seriously?

There was this tool called ‘debtakeover’ but this hasn’t been maintained since 2004, so I decided to do a little experimentation. The result can be read on my wiki at the following address: http://wiki.tmm.cx/index.php/Installing_Debian_on_a_system_from_another_distro

I hope this will be useful for anyone else, but don’t forget: TRY THIS IN A VM FIRST!