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2010-06-26 , 11:29
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is there a way to export the apps that i have installed on my n900 to deb files or something so i dont have to re download them all when i reflash
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2010-06-26 , 16:37
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You can use the Backup tool that comes with Maemo 5 and backup the list of currently installed software.
After flashing you can restore the previously installed applications from the backup.
 
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Check /var/cache/apt/archives, that's one way.
Second method is to edit /home/user/.osso/hildon-application-manager
and change clean-after-install from 1 to 0 then check /home/user/MyDocs/.apt-archive-cache/ for the debs.
Third method (repacking the files into debs), is to download and install dpkg-repack from the SDK repos, however since docpurge purges the documents you'll get some problems while repacking.
 

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2010-07-01 , 09:55
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is there a way to download them as deb files from the computer

cheers ill try those ideas when i get some spare time
 
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is there a way to download them as deb files from the computer

cheers ill try those ideas when i get some spare time
why do you want to download them as debs?

you get always the newest versions with app managers restore -function.....

if you have installed stuff from debs and you haven't spared those, just start searching for them already (and if it is warez, hope karma will avenge you...)
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2010-07-01 , 10:21
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The question was about a restore without a redownload
 
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2010-07-01 , 10:41
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Wait for meego with rpm. Use repackage.
 
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The question was about a restore without a redownload
there is no sense doing it imo.
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2010-07-01 , 11:00
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There is. As root. You have to have extras-devel enabled. Change to an empty directory with lots of free space, say /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup:

Code:
$ sudo gainroot
# apt-get install dpkg-repack
(...dpkg-repack installation...)
# cd /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup
# for package in $( dpkg -l | awk 'NR>5 {print $2}' ); do dpkg-repack $package; done
This is an advanced operation. Many packages are system packages and I don't know what will happen if you try to install them on a fresh flashed install. I'd advise to install only the application debs.
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2010-07-02 , 09:46
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thanks guys
warez... what paid for items are there that a free version cant do already??
also helps with sharing the apps between fones

Originally Posted by ossipena View Post
there is no sense doing it imo.
if i backup, flash then reinstall most of the apps i had straight away saves using the download limit, saves installing either all of the files if i didnt want some and then is a cleaner install than putting all back on
saves searching for the files and re downloading them one by one so the question is y wouldnt u?

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There is. As root. You have to have extras-devel enabled. Change to an empty directory with lots of free space, say /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup:

Code:
$ sudo gainroot
# apt-get install dpkg-repack
(...dpkg-repack installation...)
# cd /home/user/MyDocs/debbackup
# for package in $( dpkg -l | awk 'NR>5 {print $2}' ); do dpkg-repack $package; done

This is an advanced operation. Many packages are system packages and I don't know what will happen if you try to install them on a fresh flashed install. I'd advise to install only the application debs.
i try to install and get error package missing "dpkg-dev"
and search through apps manager and dpkg-repack isnt displayed?
i have enabled extra-devel and extra-testing as i think its in extra testing as wasnt even found through x- term when just extra devel was enabled
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