The [[Linux Standard Base]] is an organization devoted to allowing co-operation between different distributions. The [[Filesystem Hierarchy Standard]] is also an importantorganization devoted to recommending a standard filenaming chart, notably the basic directory names found on the root of the tooltree thatof significantlyany easesa interdistributionLinux cooperationfilesystem.
[[Alien (computing)|Alien]] is a program that converts between different Linux package distribution file formats. If you want to use a package from another distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install it.
