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Originally Posted by SAABoy View Post
Hello all,

So far I've been a good noob and only installed apps from the maemo-extras repository. But all the cool things I want to play with seem to be in testing and devel. I have a few questions on how BEST to do this... Please, no rm rf in this thread

1) What are the risks of installing apps from the -testing and -devel repositories? Unrefined apps hogging up battery life? Crashing? Rebooting? Bricking?

2) Can I create a 'backup' of everything? Like my desktop backgrounds, contacts, apps installed, everything? Link please?

3) What is the best way to 'flash' my device if/when I decide I have something unworthy on my device, or flat out brick it ? Do I need any special equipment other n900, computer, and usb cable? Can I somehow flash to the most current firmware? Is this a better way to go? Can someone please post a link so I can learn how to 'flash' my device?

4) Are there other communities/repositories (other than the 3 maemo.org extras, devel, and testing I can load to see more apps?

5) What are your favorite non-extras apps?

Thanks in advance. Please be easy on me. I'm just a noob who wants to learn and use his n900 more.
1) Risks are low, but it could brick your device, unoptified apps which kill our battery, block up your rootfs etc. Its low, but its possible and it has bricked phones in the past.

2) Yes, Use the N900's backup tool

3) You need some software, USB cable and your phone. http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware

4) There are, but they contain most of the apps on here anyway. I dont know any tho, so someone else should answer that for you.

5) Quake 3