Thread: bash, root and some clarifications
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Originally Posted by Igs View Post
N810 runs ITOS1008 which is a modified (crippled!) debian system. Correct?
The community and Nokia generally abbreviates it as "OS2008". Yes, it is a Debian-based system (probably the most important change is swapping GNUtils for BusyBox).

s/crippled/designed to run on a mobile device/

Originally Posted by Igs View Post
Hildon is the default window manager on N810
Correct?
No, Hildon is the UI—an extension of GTK—and the API. Matchbox is the window manager.


Originally Posted by Igs View Post
Other WMs can be installed (KDE, matchbox, IceWM, XFCE from what I saw reading around the forum). Correct?
Yes.

Originally Posted by Igs View Post
Then, I've been told I can replace ash shell with proper Bash shell, but I can not find out where I can download and install bash for ITOS2008. Any ideas?
Add the repository from http://www.nitapps.com/

Originally Posted by Igs View Post
Also, many places mention installing becomeroot to get root access on the device, but I can not find repositories that provide becomeroot for ITOS2008. Where can I
get this or how else can I root the N810?
Grab easyroot from the repository mentioned above.