Linux Mint & Ubuntu Support only deb package installation, If you have some software in rpm package you can install it in Linux Mint easily. To install open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following command in the Terminal: sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential Now convert package from RPM format to DEB format, use the following command. Change your packagename in command: sudo alien packagename .rpm To install the deb package enter following command: sudo dpkg -i packagename .deb