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	krisse	2007-09-28 , 20:35
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Thanks for the reply aflegg!

Originally Posted by aflegg

1) A lot of stuff was moved over from the wiki, + it's extra work to create one, + it relies on the software being in a repository.

Just out of interest, why is a repository compulsory? What's wrong with a direct download of an installation file?

2) No. Ones from Debian for x86 machines won't install, for example. *_armel.deb might work, but generally the deb will need to be Maemo-specific. Certainly to show up and be installed in the Application Manager normally, a set of criteria need to be met.

Right, so how do you tell if a .deb file is intended for use on Maemo? Does it always say "maemo", or are there other terms used?

3) No idea. Contact the Nethack port maintainer?

I mentioned it largely because this is the example maemo.org use as well, so I expected it to work. :-) Ah well...

5) See Tools > Log...

Ah, right, I see now. Does it always say which repository was inaccessible, or is it difficult to interpret?

6) Yes & yes. (to malware Q)

I presume the repositories included as default on the tablet are screened for malware, but are the repositories listed on maemo.org also screened at all? Or the software listed in the download section?

I just want to get some idea of what's risky and what isn't.

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