bulk app downloader
 

is there a bulk app downloader for the n900 where u can select the updates u want to do instead of 1 or all
and select the downloads u want then install them rather than 1 by 1 with the apps manger having to refresh after each download and spending a day installing apps

Re: bulk app downloader
 

that would be nice, the app manager refresh time is really annoying. I usually just use a shell script now to install a bunch of apps. saves me time too if I have reflashed.

Re: bulk app downloader
 

If you use apt-get from xterm you can specify as many as you want all at once.

In app manager itself you could fake a backup file and then restore from it, but that's not very convenient.

I agree that the application manager would be better if it let you mark packages to install and then did them all in one batch.

Re: bulk app downloader
 

dont really understand linux or xterm properly to want to use it all the time
is there a run down on xterm commands etc somewhere to to familiarize myself
its so much easier with things that have a good gui tho

Re: bulk app downloader
 

Install rootsh from the repository.

Then open X-Terminal. Close the application manager if running.

Check for new updates:
Search for a package:
e.g.
This will list the matching packages.

Install one or more packages:
e.g.
Uninstall packages:
Uninstall things no longer required by any package (the application manager does this automatically, but with apt-get you need to do it manually):
From time to time you can clear the cache of downloaded packages to free more space on the internal flash: