Hi, the first issue is the driver: # lsusb Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04e6:5292 SCM Microsystems, Inc. SCL011 RFID reader # sudo pcscd -f 00000000 dyn_unix.c:37:DYN_LoadLibrary() /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/SCL011.bundle/Contents/Linux/libSCL011.so.2.06: libusb-0.1.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory 00000098 readerfactory.c:985:RFInitializeReader() RFLoadReader failed: 0xFFFFFFFF80100014 00000070 readerfactory.c:312:RFAddReader() SCL011 Contactless Reader [SCL01x Contactless Reader] (21161049211487) init failed. 00000035 hotplug_libudev.c:384:HPAddDevice() Failed adding USB device: SCL011 Contactless Reader The readers LED isn't on. I wonder what to run as a replacement for # /etc/rc.d/pcscd start. The second issue is the application: Is there a way to convert packages for other distros to Arch packages or to directly install files from a package? man alien says -d, --to-deb Make debian packages. This is the default. -r, --to-rpm Make rpm packages. -t, --to-tgz Make tgz packages. --to-slp Make slp packages. -p, --to-pkg Make Solaris pkg packages. -i, --install Automatically install each generated package, and remove the package file after it has been installed. Available are packages for Ubuntu ≥ 10.04, Debian ≥ 6 and for openSUSE ≥ 11.4 https://www.ausweisapp.bund.de/pweb/filedownload/download_pre.do I tried the Ubuntu packages with # alien --scripts -vkt AusweisApp_010900_i686.deb # alien --scripts -vkt AusweisApp_IntegrityTool_010900_i686.deb But I don't know what to do with the tgz files ;). FWIW # alien --scripts -vkti AusweisApp_IntegrityTool_010900_i686.deb Sorry, I cannot install the generated .tgz file because /sbin/installpkg is not present. You can use tar to install it yourself. Extracting the TGZ isn't a help :S. I want to use the RFID chip from the German ID card, that's why I want to install this app. Regards, Ralf