I have a beautiful n900...


At the moment I don't have internet access for the device, however I manually downloaded an app (currency converter) its an .install file.

I loaded it onto a folder on my phone and found it via filemanager. Then when I open it, it takes me to app manager where it prepares to download then gives me an error, saying "internet connection failed..."

Do I have to be connected in order to install apps?

Download the *.dep file. Put it on your phone, go in terminal to the folder where the file is and then in the terminal:

sudo dpkg -i filename.deb

Thanks bud, but its only one file, (.install). How do I navigate to a directory on the terminal? I used to use DOS back in the day but this looks completely different.

Also, I read there is a risk when installing .deb files. Whatsup with that?

Thanks again.

you can't install from a .install file.. you need to go online to download the .deb

you type

cd /home/user/MyDocs/

in terminal to get to the documents folder on the phone

Short answer: Just get an internet connection, it will be a LOT easier that way.

Longer answer:
The .install file is not an installable application, it just provides the necessary information for the application manager to fetch the required package(s). To install the app without an internet connection you're going to need the .deb file and all it's required dependencies...

The risks with .deb files:
You don't know what you're REALLY installing if you get the .deb from an unknown/untrusted source

The inconviniences with .deb files:
Dependency hell. To install an application you need to make sure you have downloaded the .deb and also all the other .debs (libraries etc) that are required for the application to function. And also the dependencies for the libraries and so on... The application manager does all this automatically when installing from online repositories.

1. It's a "deb" not "dep"
2. If you have the latest version, PR1.2, you can simply click on the deb file (in file manager) and it will automaticly open in Application manager, no xterm needed!

if he has no internet connection, how would he have downloaded the latest firmware?

I have wifi access at home, but not at work.

I tried to rtu nthe .deb file on xterm and now it is askign for the password. Does it mean my password for the device (I did nto set one) or is the file locked?