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bman 2010-06-26 11:29
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

direx 2010-06-26 16:37
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.

MohammadAG 2010-06-26 16:42
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.

bman 2010-07-01 09:55
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

ossipena 2010-07-01 10:11
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...)

Aydan 2010-07-01 10:21
Re: export installed apps to deb files
 
The question was about a restore without a redownload

wolf 2010-07-01 10:41
Re: export installed apps to deb files
 
Wait for meego with rpm. Use repackage.

ossipena 2010-07-01 10:44
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.

Patola 2010-07-01 11:00
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.

bman 2010-07-02 09:46
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

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.
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


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