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lmerega	2009-10-20 , 17:14
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Hi all, I am waiting for my new N900.
I haven't used or developed in Maemo till now.
I am reading a lot of docs, but I have a question.
I was looking for an unrar application and I found this one:
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/unrar/

I open the .install file and i read:

Code:

[install]
catalogues = extras
package = unrar

[extras]
name = Extras
uri = http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
components = free non-free

Now, I presume that clicking on this file will install unrar on the tablet, but how can it find the right file?

If I browse to http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ I cannot find "unrar" or "free non-free" folder or whatever.
So, where is the real file located?
How does this architecture work?

TIA

Luca

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	GeneralAntilles	2009-10-20 , 17:24
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You need to browse to distribution first (in this case, 4.1 as it's OS2008).

http://repository.maemo.org/extras/p...unrar-nonfree/

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v13	2009-10-20 , 17:45
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Originally Posted by lmerega

Hi all, I am waiting for my new N900.
I open the .install file and i read:
Code:
uri = http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
Now, I presume that clicking on this file will install unrar on the tablet, but how can it find the right file?

If I browse to http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ I cannot find "unrar" or "free non-free" folder or whatever.
So, where is the real file located?
How does this architecture work?

This is an apt repository and it is organized as such. Some documentation regarding its structure can be found here:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...-howto.en.html

In general, when you know your distribution (e.g. fremantle) you can find package information in:
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/d.../binary-armel/
(assuming that you use the armel architecture - which is the architecture of N8x0/N900)

Packages are stored under pool/ :
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/pool/fremantle/free/