[Preston] installation of rpm packages on a debian system

[Jim Skelton]

I am contemplating switching to Debian but having been indoctrinated into the 
red hat culture want the best of both worlds

can you get a debian packaged rpm programme and then use that to install and 
build rpm packages?

What is the availabitlity of debian packages? are they as widely available as 
rpm

(I have experimented with alien in converting debian packages to rpm but with 
only limited sucess, is it better the otherway around)

Jim