When you try to install the .deb, or when you try to run it, it might say that
you need a library which is not installed on your system. If you are lucky, you
will be able to write down the name, and find it in Synaptic. But Scisoft does
say that the package depends on some things which are specific to Fedora. If
you don't mind wasting a couple of hours, it's probably worth a try.