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ffha 2010-07-20 20:31
Downloading from playdeb.net
 
How can I configure my N900 to be able to download software from playdeb.net?

I've tried installing the package linked on the site, but a piping error in the package freezes the install.

DrWilken 2010-07-20 20:33
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
PlayDeb.net package games for Ubuntu, not Maemo.

The games there wouldn't work without modification.

ffha 2010-07-20 20:41
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
Actually, I've been able to port/directly install (depending on the software) Ubuntu programs on my N900 before, just not from that specific site.

Might've been multi-distro programs, though...

DrWilken 2010-07-20 20:56
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
It has to be compiled for ARM at the least... ;)

Dousan 2010-07-20 20:58
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DrWilken (Post 758377)
PlayDeb.net package games for Ubuntu, not Maemo.

The games there wouldn't work without modification.
MuhammadAG is almost finished with his port of ubuntu called NITUbuntu for dualbooting. Would that work when booted into NITubuntu to download from playdeb.net?

fatalsaint 2010-07-20 21:01
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DrWilken (Post 758411)
It has to be compiled for ARM at the least... ;)
Yup. You've probably "ported" from repo's that had an arm repository that you pulled from.

Playdeb would require you to recompile the software on there for the ARM architecture.

The good thing is that.. almost everything on playdeb *should* be open source.. so you can find the source somewhere and try to truly "port" the application.. but could run into many issues (like OpenGL/ES versions requiring porting).

fatalsaint 2010-07-20 21:01
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dousan (Post 758415)
MuhhamadAG is almost finished with his port of ubuntu called NITUbuntu for dualbooting. Would that work when booted into NITubuntu to download from playdeb.net?
ARM != Intel.

Not likely unless it's a python/ruby/interpreted game. C/++ games will not work.

DrWilken 2010-07-20 21:13
Re: Downloading from playdeb.net
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fatalsaint (Post 758420)
Not likely unless it's a python/ruby/interpreted game. C/++ games will not work.
That's the word I was looking for ("interpreted")... ;)


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