GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

Hi all!

I ran into this http://www.linuxtogo.org/gpe-2-8-is-released and it says that gpe-timesheet, gpe-filemanager, gpe-calendar and Starling are available for the N800.
As GPE repository i have http://downloads.kernelconcepts.de/maemo3 bora free and i don't see these apps.

Am i using the wrong repository?

Ton.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

Sorry for hi-jacking your thread a bit.
I saw that gpe 2.8 was released to and found this:
http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/download/releases/2.8/

Does anybody know if it's possible to get any of the other gpe components working on the N800?
I'm verry currious about gpe-irc and gpe-gallery.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

I think you're looking for this : http://maemo.o-hand.com/

... and the files are there : http://maemo.o-hand.com/packages/bora/

I tried to install them but there is a package conflict (evolution-data-server).
Maybe it works on scratchbox, I'll try soon.

EDIT : It's working under scratchbox ! :)

EDIT2 : Sorry, it's not GPE, it's an other PIM called Poky/Pimlico !
For GPE 2.8 you'll have to wait for kernelconcepts guys to compile deb files or you could try yourself from the tar files if you know how.

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It's on Cobb, but the repository doesn't work... claims to get a 404 on a file that is CLEARLY there and working.

Nevermind, my bad. It's working. Get it from Cobb everyone! ;)

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Ah, and is this a "better" repository than the kernelconcepts one? What are the differences? Why are there two GPE repositories and why are there two versions of GPE and therefor of GPESummary? :eek:

Ton.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

There is no 'better' repository : each one compile gpe when they have time.
You could have both repository ; apt is smart : it gets only the more recent one !
For now Cobb has compiled the last gpe, see instructions for repo :
http://www.cobb.uk.net/770/

But I have a problem upgrading gpe-calendar & gpe-contacts : there is a package dependancy error (libgpevtype0). gpe-todo/filemanager/timesheet are OK.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

So, just for my understanding, why is it that GPE Summary is different for Cobb and Kernelconcepts?

Ton.

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Starling has support for Last.FM... however closing it does NOT stop the music. I had to reboot to stop it from playing my playlist infinitely.

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Maybe this helps

http://fl0rian.wordpress.com/2007/08...aemo-packages/

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Thanks but even with all repo there's a conflict... only with todo and calendar.
Maybe I need to remove them before installing these ones. (I don't want to loose my data !)

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

same problem here. If anyone got a solution (I tried uninstalling old version, but doesn't work either.)

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What I have done is this:
Uninstalled all the 2.7 GPE apps – no loss of data observed
From here
http://linuxtogo.org/~florian/maemo/index.html
Installed all of the Stable Maemo 3.0 (Bora) compatible applications from cobb.uk.net
Installed all of the Stable Maemo 3.0 (Bora) compatible repositories

Application Manager/Check for updates
Update all of the files

The only snag I have hit is that GPE Summary doesn’t seem to want to launch

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

It's best to remove all packages related to GPE in the app manager before installing the new one. You won't lose your configuration and data (which you can back up first anyway, it's in /home/user/.gpe).

I just upgraded to 2.8 this way and all went well.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

Nothing to add to fpp post - here I've done the same end everything works.
Remove ALL packages GPE-related (i.e. a long list of libgpe_something and other libs - don't remember the whole list) and then re-install by using the single-click install that also automatically adds the cobb's repository.
No data loss - I backupped /home/user/.gpe/* for the sake of safety, but it hadn't been needed.
HTH

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

OK, I followed the same instructions and mine did not work. I have only tried calendar and it gets half way through (ie, the slider is halfway through on the install dialog) and then stops and says unable to install. Does this require the latest firmware, or other repositories other then the two on the install page?

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

I choosed the single click install from here:
http://linuxtogo.org/~florian/maemo/index.html
section
Stable Maemo 3.0 (Bora) compatible applications

end everything went fine after deinstalling old version of GPE I had on my machine. Again, everything must be removed, some libraries (something like libpimc and libmimedir especially, I go by memory, I think those are the packages conflicting with the new installation)
Last firmware here, don't know if it matters.

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Maybe I am the only one without a problem with the new install. Everything went fine and no problems. Just went and clicked update and updated all my installed programs.

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Bummer, I guess I am the only one that can't get this going. I will try again pulling off the libraries and try again. I would be interested in seeing what other repositories you folks have that had success with the install.

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Worked for me... But I had to uninstall EVERY SINGLE lib manually !

Doing juste fine now.

But I still have a weird problem. The application doesn't shut when I click on the cross top-right. I have to go thru the menu and select "close", otherwise, it just gets minimized in the taskbar.

Not a real problem as I would call it, but I wonder why it does it...

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

It's not a problem, it was the same for the calendar in previous versions, it's like msn ! I understand that it is not logical...

By uninstalling some gpe libs I still have another problem : all the packages begin to install, but crash at the end of each install. The apps seems functionnal but in the app manager it said 'corrompted apps'...

I'll try to uninstall ALL gpe libs related...

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Cobb made a note on the mailing list:
As an added comment, removing packages will almost never remove your data. *nix apps expect to only be have rights to write to your home folder, so unlike early windows programs, they don't store data all over the disk. Removing packages does not touch your home folder.

The only exception to this is if you have a system app that puts a config file in /etc/ or similar and you use 'apt-get purge' to remove it. Even in this case 'apt-get remove' or Uninstall from the application manager on the n800 will leave behind the config files.

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Thanks for including his note as the list of libraries to remove did it for me. I was able to install Calendar, Contacts and todo. Thanks to the list once again. While I have only tried it one time, closing it does close. With the last version I had an endless pop-up dialog box that forced me to reboot the tablet in order to regain control.

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thanks to the discussions in this thread i was able to load the newer versions of gpe calendar (etc.) and they all seem to be working properly. it was a bit of a struggle, but it helped me with my understanding of linux. my question now is what to do with all the lib*-dev programs. is there any value to loading them if i don't intend to perform any development exercises?

thanks

john

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Indeed a very good thread. Helped me to move from the kernelconcepts versions of the software to the Cobb versions. Not that i see a difference, but it was an interesting exersize.

Ton.

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Thanks to 'apt-get remove ...' it removes me gpe's apps and libs ... and canola, quiver, pidgin !
But it's ok, new gpe's apps install were correct and I could reinstall canola/quiver/pidgin.

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GPE File Manager doesn't show the folder /.gpe. Could it be hidden I wonder?

Also I find GPE File Manager to be very show and unresponsive so maybe something else is up.

Re: GPE 2.8 Where to download?
 

Under *nix systems, a "." file IS a hidden file - that's the way to hide a file or folder, just put a "." in front of it. So yes, /home/user/.gpe is hidden. Either copy it from an X terminal, or turn on viewing hidden files in your file manager.

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Thanks for the information. I have searched GPE File Manager for a setting to make hidden files visible but no luck.

What I have done is run Backup, extract the Documents.zip file on my Vista computer and navigate to the .gpe folder. The files calendar, contacts, todo and categories are all there but there are no file extensions.

The calendar information originally came from KDEPim and was in .ics format which GPE Calendar imported. In the meantime I have added entries to the GPE Calendar entries and was looking for a way to export the calendar back to the .ics format.

I would have expected GPE Calendar to have an export function.

There is a thread on Tahitibob’s great work and perhaps it is time to switch to Google Calendar and sync with that.

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Didn't anyone notice a significant slow-down of the whole device after moving to the 2.8.1 version?
In my case this was the only change in my configuration + the gpesummary 0.7.0 (BTW didn't install the '-dev' and the gpesyncd packages). After that the whole device lagged behind and starting any program was taking much more time than usual. Didn't see any improvement by deleting all calendar entries or by uninstalling the starling and gpe-filemanager packages.

Everything went to normal after reverting to the previous version and this was a huge exercise..

I curious to know what could have caused that, if the rest don't experience this behavior..

[edit: grammar!!]