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thefoxtrot 2010-04-17 18:03
Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
I am unable to uninstall opentyrian.
Application manager says "Unable to install Opentyrian"

And I am getting the "Unable to receive or send new messages. Device storage full..." garbage, but I am fairly confident it is this app.

Please, please Help! This sucks...

UPDATE: More apps are doing this very thing. I think they are the apps I updated that were the same version as before, but with some PR1.2 dependencies. My device is bugging out. Now saying "Disconnect charger to save..." when not charging. crap...

MohammadAG 2010-04-17 18:07
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
The software hosted in extras-devel is not ready for normal users!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing which you don't. Be ready to file proper bug reports instead of posting complaints.

Expected problems: crashes, battery drain, poor system performance, full disk space & more - SERIOUSLY!
Don't play with Extras-devel if you haven't backed up your data or aren't prepared to re-flash your device.
Disable extras-devel, don't blame apps for problems you caused.

thefoxtrot 2010-04-17 18:08
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 615039)
Disable extras-devel, don't blame apps for problems you caused.
Great. thanks for the help, a-hole.
Now how do I get rid of them?

dbrodie 2010-04-17 18:13
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Theres a stupid bug in the package, do this from the console:
mkdir /home/user/MyDocs/.opentyrian
sudo apt-get remove opentrian

But why would you want to uninstall that great game? ;)

thefoxtrot 2010-04-17 18:35
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dbrodie (Post 615046)
Theres a stupid bug in the package, do this from the console:
mkdir /home/user/MyDocs/.opentyrian
sudo apt-get remove opentrian

But why would you want to uninstall that great game? ;)
Thanks so much :)
It is asking for my password, and I cannot type it in for some reason.
Help for this and I should be good :)

thefoxtrot 2010-04-17 20:00
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Bumpin' my thread. Need some help, fellas :)

Pogi 2010-04-17 20:13
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
you need to download rootsh from app manager and run the cmd.

thefoxtrot 2010-04-17 22:26
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pogi (Post 615184)
you need to download rootsh from app manager and run the cmd.
My application manager is useless. Absolutely nothing shows up in it

dbrodie 2010-04-19 01:03
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Well then you have a bigger problem...why don't you describe that problem in much more detail?

thefoxtrot 2010-04-19 01:22
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dbrodie (Post 616950)
Well then you have a bigger problem...why don't you describe that problem in much more detail?

Lol, just reflashed the damn thing. oh well. Thanks

Would delete my thread if I could

pantera1989 2010-04-19 01:30
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
thefoxtrot please do the following:

Firstly take a look at this wiki page:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Free_up_rootfs_space

Do what they say there and learn about what you did wrong.

You should always check the space an app is taking after installing. Do that by in xterm do this and check how much you had before and after installing.
Code:
sudo gainroot
df - h /
To remove packages manually:
Code:
sudo gainroot
apt-get remove <package name>
Of course replace <package name> with an actual package name like apt-get remove dosbox

thefoxtrot 2010-04-19 05:43
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pantera1989 (Post 616965)
thefoxtrot please do the following:

Firstly take a look at this wiki page:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Free_up_rootfs_space

Do what they say there and learn about what you did wrong.

You should always check the space an app is taking after installing. Do that by in xterm do this and check how much you had before and after installing.
Code:
sudo gainroot
df - h /
To remove packages manually:
Code:
sudo gainroot
apt-get remove <package name>
Of course replace <package name> with an actual package name like apt-get remove dosbox
Yes. And thank you for maintaining a certain degree of civility when dealing with a n00b.

Thanks.

pantera1989 2010-04-19 07:24
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
You're welcome. I am quite a noob myself. But I experiment a lot. Don't worry about what happened. It's easily fixable.

The most important is that you know what you did so next time you don't do it. Be aware that extras-devel apps may take up a lot of space so install carefully around there.

Cheers

thefoxtrot 2010-04-19 07:41
Re: Unable to uninstall app! Help!
 
Cheers, bud


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