fhenryco wrote:I want to try this on mageia 8 but isn't it dangerous to install deb packages on a rpm system ?
It is up to the user to determine the level of risk.
The minimum to be aware of, is, that the user is responsible for maintaining the package on their system- they need to regularly check for updates / upgrades and security issues.
This includes if a required Mageia package for the software is updated in the normal routine, does it break the software.
caveat:
The .deb is obviously not supported by Mageia, it has not been through QA and is not maintained / curated by Mageia developers, so there is a security risk.
In saying that, if the software provider is *reputable*, they will be ensuring that the software that they provide should be malware free.
Where software is used in a dedicated /specific sphere, the community of users is generally quite tight knit, so should there be an issue with the software, it is quickly reported amongst the users and with feedback to the developer / provider.