diff --git a/install_perccli.sh b/install_perccli.sh
index cc09943..951da5d 100644
--- a/install_perccli.sh
+++ b/install_perccli.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 echo "Extraction complete to $TEMP_DIR."
 
 # 3. Locate the installation package
-# IMPORTANT CHANGE: Prioritizing .deb files as Proxmox (Debian) is the target OS.
+# Prioritizing .deb files, but since the previous run found an .rpm, the script is prepared to convert it.
 PACKAGE_FILE=$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -type f \( -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" \) | head -n 1)
 
 if [ -z "$PACKAGE_FILE" ]; then
@@ -52,26 +52,49 @@ echo "4. Attempting to install the package."
 INSTALL_SUCCESS=0
 
 if [[ "$PACKAGE_FILE" == *.deb ]]; then
-    echo "Detected DEB package. Trying to install with 'dpkg -i'..."
+    echo "Detected native DEB package. Trying to install with 'dpkg -i'..."
     if command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        # Removed 'sudo'
         dpkg -i "$PACKAGE_FILE"
         INSTALL_SUCCESS=$?
     else
-        # Explicitly setting INSTALL_SUCCESS=1 if the command is not found
-        echo "ERROR: 'dpkg' command not found. Please ensure the package manager is available."
+        echo "ERROR: 'dpkg' command not found. Please ensure the Debian package manager is available."
         INSTALL_SUCCESS=1
     fi
 elif [[ "$PACKAGE_FILE" == *.rpm ]]; then
-    echo "Detected RPM package. Trying to install with 'rpm -ivh'..."
-    if command -v rpm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        # Removed 'sudo'
-        rpm -ivh "$PACKAGE_FILE"
-        INSTALL_SUCCESS=$?
+    echo "Detected RPM package. This system appears to be Debian-based (Proxmox), so we will attempt to use 'alien' to convert it to a DEB package for installation."
+
+    if command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if command -v alien >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Attempting to convert $PACKAGE_FILE to .deb using 'alien'..."
+            # Convert the RPM to DEB. The resulting .deb file will be created in the current directory.
+            alien -d "$PACKAGE_FILE"
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                # Find the name of the newly created .deb file (e.g., from perccli-007.3208.0000.0000-1.noarch.rpm to perccli_0.7.3208.0000.0000-2_all.deb)
+                # Alien renames packages, so we search for a .deb file with the original name prefix.
+                DEB_NAME_PREFIX=$(basename "$PACKAGE_FILE" .rpm)
+                NEW_DEB_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "${DEB_NAME_PREFIX}*.deb" | head -n 1)
+
+                if [ -f "$NEW_DEB_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "Conversion successful. Installing $NEW_DEB_FILE..."
+                    dpkg -i "$NEW_DEB_FILE"
+                    INSTALL_SUCCESS=$?
+                    # Clean up the converted .deb file regardless of final install success
+                    rm -f "$NEW_DEB_FILE"
+                else
+                    echo "ERROR: Conversion succeeded, but could not locate the newly created .deb file for installation."
+                    INSTALL_SUCCESS=1
+                fi
+            else
+                echo "ERROR: 'alien' conversion failed."
+                INSTALL_SUCCESS=1
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "ERROR: 'alien' command not found. This tool is required to convert the RPM package for your system."
+            echo "Please run: apt update && apt install alien -y"
+            INSTALL_SUCCESS=1
+        fi
     else
-        # Explicitly setting INSTALL_SUCCESS=1 if the command is not found
-        echo "ERROR: 'rpm' command not found. This confirms you are running a Debian-based system (like Proxmox/Ubuntu)."
-        echo "Please install the 'rpm' package manually, or if running Proxmox, use 'apt install alien' to convert the package to .deb and install it."
+        echo "FATAL ERROR: 'dpkg' (Debian Package Manager) is not found. Cannot proceed with installation."
         INSTALL_SUCCESS=1
     fi
 else