A few questions about Maemo apps...
 

Hi,

Being an N800/Maemo newbie, I have a few questions about installing apps on my N800...

I was able to install a few apps from the Maemo catalog (MaemoMapper is easy enough, etc.), but there are several errors that I get when I install others...

1. Some of the apps tell me they are not compatible with my current system. I have updated to the latest version, so I'm assuming this is referring to something else? (Is this a "not in root" error of some sort?)

2. Some apps tell me that they need other resources in able to work (i.e., certain software dependencies)... How do I go about installing those?

3. This is not an error, hbut just a question... If a "Click to install" button is not available for a certain app, how do I go about installing it? Update: I figured this one out -- I think. ;)

Thanks for you patience and help... I know that these are probably simple issues.

Tim

Re: A few questions about Maemo apps...
 

I think I'm figuring out some of this stuff, but I still have some issues... Software dependencies (for the most part) are still evading my scope of knowledge... There were a few libs I was able to download, but almost everything I want to install tells me it needs this lib or that lib to install... Where can I find and install these things? (One app in general, GPE Calendar, asks for a bunch of them.)

Also, what do I do if the only downloadable file (Canola let's say) is a tarball? Do I download the file and then untar it on the N800? If so, is there a tar utility that I need to download?

I feel pretty dumb about asking all of this, but I can't seem to find any documentation that is clear about app installations if their not an ARMEL binary.

Thanks,
Tim

Re: A few questions about Maemo apps...
 

The easiest way to handle dependencies is to let the Application Manager do it for you. For example, you can try to install the GPE-Calendar .deb file manually, but as you noticed, it depends on a lot of other .deb files, so this quickly becomes a hassle.

Instead, you can add the kernel-concepts repository to the Application Manager:

Web address: http://downloads.kernelconcepts.de/maemo3
Distribution: bora
Components: free

Then, select gpe-calendar from the list of applications. The Application Manager will automatically install any needed dependencies.

Unfortunately, there is a large (and growing) number of repositories, so finding the right repository for a particular application is a hassle of its own. There is a wiki page with a list of repositories that may make this hassle a little easier:

http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationRepositories

Re: A few questions about Maemo apps...
 

Aha! Thank you so much... I was wondering how to find the URLs of the repositories.

Tim

Re: A few questions about Maemo apps...
 

Ok... Some thing are not working out for me:

1. When I load most of the repositories' URLs, my Catalog File List can't update... I tried deleting one Catalog at a time and I got the same error until they were all gone. :(
2. I am trying to install GPE Calendar from my Catalog (not manually) and I'm still getting the error about needing some libs.

Any other help would be appreciated!

Tim