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Re: OVI repository

I find it quite annoying as well. The app manager is so convenient. Going to the browser is a real pain.

Re: OVI repository

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob1n (Post 466501)

The repo is there to actually install the apps from (when you click in the browser it just passes the details through to App manager). The apps aren't shown in the App manager because Nokia want a single interface to the Ovi store.

An Ovi icon(for App Manager) exists in background images of the default theme though.
So I suppose Ovi may be supported by App Manager in the future.

Re: OVI repository

when i upgraded to the new FW i opted not to back anything up and started fresh. hence, i needed to re-install some apps, and it took me 10 min to find pixelpipe (no longer in the maemo repo) and figured out i had to go to the ovi store

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Oddly enough the commandline apt tools work perfectly well for installing from Ovi. I wonder how hard it would be to hack the application manager back into a sane state. It is one of the open source components isn't it?

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Hello guys,

I had a strange problem with ovi store.
When I am trying to install a application and find app page, in the place mentioned how many Kb or Mb is the program always is displayed 0,0 Kb.

Does anyone has same problem?
Regards.

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That;'s because what they are sending yuo is a link, which has no 'content'.

The great thing is that now they are selling MMS videos! So far, they have got exactly nothing right.

Re: OVI repository

Quote:

Originally Posted by RevdKathy (Post 508075)

That;'s because what they are sending yuo is a link, which has no 'content'.

The great thing is that now they are selling MMS videos! So far, they have got exactly nothing right.

:):):) :confused::confused::confused: :(:(:(

Well, Nokia support - you know...

Re: OVI repository

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewan (Post 477324)

Interesting.. Is there an Ovi store server I can simply add to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hildon-application-manager.list?

Why doesn't maemo use /etc/apt/source.list, isn't that the normal convention?

-- edit:

Tried to find the URL in an Ovi .install file, but it appears they use an id instead of a URL...

offscr-electric-beams.install (Ovi store app)

Code:

[install]

catalogues = nokia-ovi-store

package   = offscr-electric-beams



[nokia-ovi-store]

id = ovi

file=variant-catalogues

Facebook.install (regular nokia app)

Code:

[install]

catalogues = nokia-apps

package   = facebook-services



[nokia-apps]

name = Nokia Applications

uri = https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ssu/apps/

dist = ./

Could this be it (already there)?

Code:

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/hildon-application-manager.list:deb https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ovi/ ./

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ok, so it is already in there :D

I can find the 'ovi' app using apt-get:

Code:

n900:~# apt-cache search offscr-electric-beams

offscr-electric-beams - Beam up! Play a retro-style laser beam game on your touch device!

and it does not show up in the application manager when I search for "offscr-electric-beams" (application name and description).

I think I'll be using apt-get from now on ;)

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clicking on the link in the page wasn't working (HAM would load, tink for a bit and then do nothing and just sit there), using Synaptic Pakacge Manager for Maemo i could find the thing i wanted to install and get it installed (it doesn't quite fit on the screen, but is borderline usable)

edit:btw, why it will only let me load the .mobi version?