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2008-01-28
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Chinook OS2008 is debian, right? Can't I install any debian applications I want?
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2008-01-28
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No, they have to work with the ARM processor, so a conversion is necessary.
We should add this question to the FAQ file, along with a better answer than mine.
We should add this question to the FAQ file, along with a better answer than mine.
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2008-01-28
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@geneven: Debian has an ARM port.
@brownie: That being said, ITOS is *based* on Debian, but isn't quite Debian. Many Debian packages will have dependencies that can't be satisfied without conflicting with packages in ITOS. However, you can make a Debian chroot and run commandline packages inside it without problems. Also once you setup scratchbox and get mud-builder many debian packages can be easily rebuilt and their control files fiddled with to get them working.
@brownie: That being said, ITOS is *based* on Debian, but isn't quite Debian. Many Debian packages will have dependencies that can't be satisfied without conflicting with packages in ITOS. However, you can make a Debian chroot and run commandline packages inside it without problems. Also once you setup scratchbox and get mud-builder many debian packages can be easily rebuilt and their control files fiddled with to get them working.
