This is a handy place to find things via repository ... http://gronmayer.com/it/index.php?lang=en&system=maemo4 On Jan 3, 2008 9:11 AM, sebastian maemo <sebastian.maemo at gmail.com> wrote: > I hope some day there will be an official Maemo repository like that for > Debian, plenty of apps and no need to download from almost twenty > repositories... > > Because http://repository.maemo.org/ has got only the basic to work with the > Tablet, but if you need more apps, then you must pick from here and there > and it's a caos... > > For me it's ok... I've got a complete sources.list (with up to 42 repos, I'm > lucky that they don't break my system) and there I can download almost any > app that exists for my 770 (AbiWord, Octave, Synaptic, Gnumeric, Lybniz, > MPlayer... ). But I'd prefer it all centralized... > > Salut, > Sebas. > > 2008/1/3, Jonathan Greene <atmasphere at atmasphere.net>: > > > You can install this way for applications that are offered as straight > > .debs or you can choose to manually browse the repositories in the > > browser to download. The time it would take though to download would > > be the same as you'd be needing for a straight install so I'm not sure > > how much time you are really saving. The advantage of the repository > > installer file is that you can see updates from the apps you've > > installed and if there are additional library files required they > > usually get installed at the same time preventing (many) errors. > > > > > > > > On Jan 3, 2008 7:35 AM, Josh Z <josh.zy at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi - > > > Just wondering, can the *.deb files for applications be made available > for > > > download along with *.install files? 'Coz I don't have constant WiFi > > > connection around and would very much like to install stuff mannually. > and I > > > believe I'm not the only one prefering offline installation... besides > very > > > often Wifi download really strains ppl's patience. > > > > > > Josh > > > _______________________________________________ > > > maemo-users mailing list > > > maemo-users at maemo.org > > > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jonathan Greene > > +1.914.750.8740 > > AIM / iChat - atmasphere > > gtalk / jabber - jonathangreene at gmail.com > > Skype / Gizmo - JonathanGreene > > blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com > > _______________________________________________ > > maemo-users mailing list > > maemo-users at maemo.org > > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > -- Jonathan Greene +1.914.750.8740 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - jonathangreene at gmail.com Skype / Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com
