Community SSU/Installation FAQ

(First entry for Installation FAQ, this may come in handy for any potential installation woes.)
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Q: I cannot install Maemo 5 Community SSU Package because of xxxxx package!
Q: I cannot install Maemo 5 Community SSU Package because of xxxxx package!
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A: The best way to check out the source of the problem for this is to go into X-Terminal and to use apt-get to install the package whilst community SSU repository is enabled inside HAM:
A: The best way to check out the source of the problem for this is to go into X-Terminal and to use apt-get to install the package whilst community SSU repository is enabled inside HAM:

Revision as of 15:45, 25 January 2011

Note: Most of the reasons why Community SSU cannot be installed can be checked under the Problems tab when viewing the package.

Q: I cannot install Maemo 5 Community SSU Package because of xxxxx package!

A: The best way to check out the source of the problem for this is to go into X-Terminal and to use apt-get to install the package whilst community SSU repository is enabled inside HAM:

apt-get install "package name that is causing the problem without quotes"

In most cases, users with modified-hildon-desktop will have issues updating hildon-desktop. That is because modified-hildon-desktop overwrites schemes set out by the normal hildon-desktop. To alleviate this issue one needs to remove modified-hildon-desktop before retrying.