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help saving app dev files or backup apps

is there a way to export the apps that i have installed on my n900 to deb files or something so i dont have to re download them all when i reflash

Re: export installed apps to deb files

You can use the Backup tool that comes with Maemo 5 and backup the list of currently installed software.
After flashing you can restore the previously installed applications from the backup.

Re: export installed apps to deb files

Check /var/cache/apt/archives, that's one way.
Second method is to edit /home/user/.osso/hildon-application-manager
and change clean-after-install from 1 to 0 then check /home/user/MyDocs/.apt-archive-cache/ for the debs.
Third method (repacking the files into debs), is to download and install dpkg-repack from the SDK repos, however since docpurge purges the documents you'll get some problems while repacking.

Re: export installed apps to deb files

is there a way to download them as deb files from the computer

cheers ill try those ideas when i get some spare time

Re: export installed apps to deb files

Quote:

Originally Posted by bman (Post 736834)

is there a way to download them as deb files from the computer

cheers ill try those ideas when i get some spare time

why do you want to download them as debs?

you get always the newest versions with app managers restore -function.....

if you have installed stuff from debs and you haven't spared those, just start searching for them already (and if it is warez, hope karma will avenge you...)

Re: export installed apps to deb files

The question was about a restore without a redownload

Re: export installed apps to deb files

Wait for meego with rpm. Use repackage.

Re: export installed apps to deb files

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aydan (Post 736874)

The question was about a restore without a redownload

there is no sense doing it imo.

Re: export installed apps to deb files

There is. As root. You have to have extras-devel enabled. Change to an empty directory with lots of free space, say /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup:

Code:

$ sudo gainroot

# apt-get install dpkg-repack

(...dpkg-repack installation...)

# cd /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup

# for package in $( dpkg -l | awk 'NR>5 {print $2}' ); do dpkg-repack $package; done

This is an advanced operation. Many packages are system packages and I don't know what will happen if you try to install them on a fresh flashed install. I'd advise to install only the application debs.

Re: export installed apps to deb files

thanks guys
warez... what paid for items are there that a free version cant do already??
also helps with sharing the apps between fones

Quote:

Originally Posted by ossipena (Post 736898)

there is no sense doing it imo.

if i backup, flash then reinstall most of the apps i had straight away saves using the download limit, saves installing either all of the files if i didnt want some and then is a cleaner install than putting all back on
saves searching for the files and re downloading them one by one so the question is y wouldnt u?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patola (Post 736917)

There is. As root. You have to have extras-devel enabled. Change to an empty directory with lots of free space, say /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup:

Code:

$ sudo gainroot

# apt-get install dpkg-repack

(...dpkg-repack installation...)

# cd /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup

# for package in $( dpkg -l | awk 'NR>5 {print $2}' ); do dpkg-repack $package; done

i try to install and get error package missing "dpkg-dev"
and search through apps manager and dpkg-repack isnt displayed?
i have enabled extra-devel and extra-testing as i think its in extra testing as wasnt even found through x- term when just extra devel was enabled

Re: export installed apps to deb files

does anyone know where i can get the dpkg-repack???
i have googled and tried 1 dpkg-repack1.30all.deb but it doesnt install

Re: export installed apps to deb files

Quote:

Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 730360)

Check /var/cache/apt/archives, that's one way.

nothing in there but
kernel_2.6.28-20101501+0m5_armel
kernel-flasher_2.6.28-20101501+0m5_armel

Quote:

Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 730360)

Second method is to edit /home/user/.osso/hildon-application-manager
and change clean-after-install from 1 to 0 then check /home/user/MyDocs/.apt-archive-cache/ for the debs.

dont have the file called hildon-application-manager
only have hildon-fm
and contains
[default]
pane_position=250

im guessing i would have to reinstall all the apps to get the debs again tho.. if i even had that file??

Quote:

Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 730360)

Third method (repacking the files into debs), is to download and install dpkg-repack from the SDK repos, however since docpurge purges the documents you'll get some problems while repacking.

cant find dpkg-repack

Re: help saving app dev files or backup apps

help anyone...?
would really like 2 be able 2 backup my apps so i dont have 2 download them after reflash have no internet and minimal download on phone
want 2 reflash for better battery life

Re: help saving app dev files or backup apps

Well, its only partially what you are looking for, but you can image your entire phone using my tool: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=58633
Then, if you screw things up, you can reflash back to that image, and not have to reinstall anything or change any settings.

It won't help with "reflash to improve performance", because you are restoring to the -exact- state that you backed it up in.

Re: help saving app dev files or backup apps

yeah not what im after thanks anyway

i flashed it anyway (inc emmc) and now have 681mb of apps to download!!
does anyone know why i didnt have and still dont have /home/user/.osso/hildon-application-manager ???
so cant edit the setting??