dpkg --force-not-root --root=/var/lib/install --install package.deb

If that's the only way to get it working, the package should be moved off ApplicationCatalog and on to the WIP page.

If not for command line, most apps I have would not be installed. I do not use the application installer since most packages fail to install through the application installer anyway (at least on my 770), besides it makes rebuilding your 770 much quicker to put it in a script and install everything at once. I will put any software I find that works on my 770, armed or other, if it works its fair game. I can always try the maemo version later when it comes out. Until then command line works for me

penguinbait: fair enough; but most things now won't install probably because of your use of dpkg ;-)

The usual way to install from the command line on the 770 is:

But again, that assumes the debs are valid, 2005 OS compatible ones.

Actually that is incorrect, please refer to

http://maemo.org/platform/docs/howto...n_package.html

You should run as install, that is correct, but the command line is wrong.

This is the correct syntax

dpkg --force-not-root --root=/var/lib/install --install package.deb


So this would not have broken my installer

I've downloaded the portmap deb from the ApplicationCatalog page, installed it with the Application Installer, and it works just fine. NFS mounts are fast.

penguinbait: OK, it seems they are synonmous. The canonical way to drive the App Installer (rather than dpkg directly) is with the command I gave, however.

mgedmin: ah, that's good :-)

I'm trying to run a NFS server on OSX 10.3.9 (panther), but having trouble getting it all to work. I followed the instructions here: http://www2.astcomm.net:2080/tech/nfs_howto/server/ and downloaded the NFS Manager app for OSX, but still no luck. Am I missing something here, I'm new to this kind of thing, so please be kind.

got a "dpkg: peration requires read/write access to dpkg area". Any advice?