Community SSU/known broken packages
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the following packages/applications are known to be broken or introduce some kind severe problem or dysfunction, and so you better stay away from them unless you know what you're doing:
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! Application Name !! Package URL !! Symptom !! Risk level !! Repository !! Comment
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| Autodisconnect || http://maemo.org/packages/view/autodisconnect/ || wlan connectivity loss || low || Extras || not clearly proven, just experience for yourself
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! package name/URL
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|Wifi switcher || http://maemo.org/packages/view/wifi-switcher/    || wlan connectivity loss || low || Extras || not clearly proven, just experience for yourself
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! level of verification of problem
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|- style="background-color:#CC0033;" <!--Red-->
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! class="unsortable" | symptoms and impact
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| Faster Application Manager || http://maemo.org/packages/view/fapman/ || issues with more complex updates http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=93227 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=65996|| high || Extras || Same goes for apt related tools. Many people report to have never experienced issues, even with system upgrades. To be on the save side, HAM is recommended.
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! affected files you might reinstall to fix
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|- style="background-color:yellow;"
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! class="unsortable" | pkg bad version (later might be fixed)  
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| Theme Customizer || http://maemo.org/packages/view/theme-customizer/ || can install modified hildon home and mess up transitions.ini file || medium || Extras || until version 0.9-65, hildon-home was always overwritten by a custom version (which supported icon size change etc). Later versions don't do this if CSSU is installed. This modified hildon home seems to work fine with CSSU, but it is not guaranteed.
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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|http://maemo.org/packages/view/autodisconnect/ ||  (common knowledge) || general loss of connectivity, needs reflash since pkg doesn't uninstall cleanly || <code>?</code>|| 0.4.8
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| Speed Patch || http://maemo.org/packages/view/speedpatch/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1328060#post1328060 || high || Devel || security issues - reported
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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|http://maemo.org/packages/view/wifi-switcher/ || suspected, http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1270059&postcount=776 || loss of WLAN || <code> ? </code>|| ?
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| Battery Patch || http://maemo.org/packages/view/batterypatch/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1328060#post1328060 || high || Devel || security issues - reported
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|- style="background-color:#CC0033;" <!--Red-->
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|http://maemo.org/packages/view/fapman/ || known to sometimes break stuff, by doing autoremove, not following dependencies, not running preinst || random system mess up || <code>?</code> || 0.7.1-1
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| nmap || http://maemo.org/packages/view/nmap/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1052360#post1052360 || high || Extras || loss of wlan, use earlier version as per link
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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| meld || http://maemo.org/packages/view/meld/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1307230&postcount=13 || medium || Devel || package conflict
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| pc-connectivity-manager || http://maemo.org/packages/view/pc-connectivity-manager/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=88353 || medium || Testing || broken postrm
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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| maeflight || http://maemo.org/packages/view/maeflight/ || http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1339029&postcount=50 || low || Devel || Installations stalls, as API key cannot be dowloaded during install
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|- style="background-color:#A0E75A;" <!--Green-->
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| DrLaunch || http://maemo.org/packages/view/drlaunch/ || Will not function correctly with CSSU hildon-desktop || low || Extras || Works on PR1.3 and CSSU with h-d locked. Obsolete due to rotate UI in m-h-d?
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|- style="background-color:#A0E75A;" <!--Green-->
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| K9Call || http://maemo.org/packages/view/k9call/ || Will not function correctly with CSSU hildon-desktop || low || Extras || Works on PR1.3 and CSSU with h-d locked
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|- style="background-color:yellow;"
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| Ubi || http://maemo.org/packages/view/ubi/ ||  No longer works || low || Testing || Canonical EOL service
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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| libqubuntuone || http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone/ || No longer works || low || Devel || Canonical EOL service
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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| libqubuntuone-declarative || http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone-declarative/ || No longer works || low || Devel || Canonical EOL service
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|- style="background-color:#99CCFF;" <!--Blue-->
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| libqubuntuone-dev || http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone-dev/ || No longer works || low || Devel || Canonical EOL service
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'''Broken packages threads:'''
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89354
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=88353

Latest revision as of 23:12, 17 July 2014

Application Name Package URL Symptom Risk level Repository Comment
Autodisconnect http://maemo.org/packages/view/autodisconnect/ wlan connectivity loss low Extras not clearly proven, just experience for yourself
Wifi switcher http://maemo.org/packages/view/wifi-switcher/ wlan connectivity loss low Extras not clearly proven, just experience for yourself
Faster Application Manager http://maemo.org/packages/view/fapman/ issues with more complex updates http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=93227 http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=65996 high Extras Same goes for apt related tools. Many people report to have never experienced issues, even with system upgrades. To be on the save side, HAM is recommended.
Theme Customizer http://maemo.org/packages/view/theme-customizer/ can install modified hildon home and mess up transitions.ini file medium Extras until version 0.9-65, hildon-home was always overwritten by a custom version (which supported icon size change etc). Later versions don't do this if CSSU is installed. This modified hildon home seems to work fine with CSSU, but it is not guaranteed.
Speed Patch http://maemo.org/packages/view/speedpatch/ http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1328060#post1328060 high Devel security issues - reported
Battery Patch http://maemo.org/packages/view/batterypatch/ http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1328060#post1328060 high Devel security issues - reported
nmap http://maemo.org/packages/view/nmap/ http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1052360#post1052360 high Extras loss of wlan, use earlier version as per link
meld http://maemo.org/packages/view/meld/ http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1307230&postcount=13 medium Devel package conflict
pc-connectivity-manager http://maemo.org/packages/view/pc-connectivity-manager/ http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=88353 medium Testing broken postrm
maeflight http://maemo.org/packages/view/maeflight/ http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1339029&postcount=50 low Devel Installations stalls, as API key cannot be dowloaded during install
DrLaunch http://maemo.org/packages/view/drlaunch/ Will not function correctly with CSSU hildon-desktop low Extras Works on PR1.3 and CSSU with h-d locked. Obsolete due to rotate UI in m-h-d?
K9Call http://maemo.org/packages/view/k9call/ Will not function correctly with CSSU hildon-desktop low Extras Works on PR1.3 and CSSU with h-d locked
Ubi http://maemo.org/packages/view/ubi/ No longer works low Testing Canonical EOL service
libqubuntuone http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone/ No longer works low Devel Canonical EOL service
libqubuntuone-declarative http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone-declarative/ No longer works low Devel Canonical EOL service
libqubuntuone-dev http://maemo.org/packages/view/libqubuntuone-dev/ No longer works low Devel Canonical EOL service

Broken packages threads: 

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89354
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=88353
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