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is it possible to install graphical package manager like those in *inux (aptitude,synaptic) on n900.Or to use one of *ebian's repositoryes in n900 for installing .deb files (armel) on n900?I've read before n900 start on market that is possible to install *ebian linux inside n900 like an application,is one of this true? Ihave no experience on linux even maemo at all,but it will be cool one of this to work. (sorry admins for bad posting,i'm verry bad english reader and as you see,bad writer)

You want Easy Debian for the N900.

although, it's gonna be a rough ride if you really don't have any linux experience, so i wouldn't recommend it.
why do you need the debian repositories in the first place?

ok my friend,to understand exactly what i want from my maemo device is to run one of these apps and same time to install .deb packages on my n900,more to be like a real linux pc,home i've used verry much kubuntu,because is verry user friendly,i've installed app on my n900 via therminal and in liux the same,but,i'm not so experienced,i don't know programming to understand how these os work...and many other things that i may need to install and use what i want.This is what i want to do and that's why i'm asking you all to help,because you know most of all,and maybe with your help i may understand too a few more things.Thank you for replay

well, unless there really are specific packages in the debian repository which you absolutely must have, i would again recommend against trying easy debian, but if you're feeling adventurous, here are the installation instructions:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Easy_Debian

i don't know if aptitude or synaptic are available, but if there are "armel" packages for them (that's the processor architecture of the N900), chances are they are gonna work.
but i haven't installed easy debian yet, so i'm only guessing.

be prepared that you're leaving "end-user territory", which means lots of commandline and reading documentation and how-tos.
you can of course come back here and ask if you have a specific problem, but don't expect experienced users to explain every little step in detail. you'll have to invest time and sweat yourself

I use the Easy Debian on my N810 with great success and yes, both aptitude and synaptic work. I've gotten software like Scribus to run in Easy Debian. If it'll run on the N810 it'll run on the N900, the hardware is better. Since Easy Debian provides it's own complete debian base it doesn't wholly matter which Maemo you're running it on, it's all a chroot.

The only limitation I was aware of with Maemo 5 was qole was trying to figure out the separate X window to run apps in a more "native" setting rather than squishing it into Maemo's screen. I think he worked that out, however - you can follow the Freemantle Easy Debian disucssion here.

I agree you are leaving end-user territory.. but don't think you're going to totally fubar your device by using Easy Debian (especially if you accept defaults and use the image file, not try creating your own partitions/extracting the file yourself.) I say if your interested in Debian on an N900 - give it a shot.

I think having aptitude in fremantle extras would be a great thing, even if it's only usable via ncurses. I've realized how poorly the maemo package manager handles dependancies when removing applications. It's possible over time to lose a significant amount of storage because of this.