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= Enable red pill mode =

:'''1. Click on the application title area to open the application menu. Click on “Application catalogues”.'''

:[[Image:appmng1.png|500px]]

:'''2. Click on "New" to create a new catalogue entry.'''

:[[Image:appmgr2.png|500px]]

:'''3. Enter "matrix" in the "Web addresses" field and cancel the dialog by clicking outside the dialog area.'''

:[[Image:appmgr3.png|500px]]

:'''4. Select “Red” for red pill mode.'''

:[[Image:appmgr4.png|500px]]

:'''5. Open the application menu again by clicking on the application title area. You will see advanced options. Click on “Settings”.'''

:[[Image:appmgr-13.png|500px]]

:'''6. Enable “Assume net connection” and save the settings.

:[[Image:appmgr6.png|500px]]

= Enable extras-testing repository =

:'''1. Click on the application title area to open the application menu. Click on “Application catalogues”.'''

:[[Image:appmng1.png|500px]]

:'''2. Click on “New” to create a new catalogue entry.'''

:[[Image:appmgr7.png|500px]]

:'''3. Enter the details of the extras-testing repository and save the settings.'''

:[[Image:appmgr8.png|500px]]

:'''4. The newly added catalogue is now visible on the catalogues dialog. Click outside the to cancel it.'''

:[[Image:appmgr9.png|500px]]

:'''5. Application manager will now check for updates and index the repository contents.'''

:[[Image:appmgr10.png|500px]]

:'''6. Once the repository update is completed, you are returned to the main view of the application manager. Press “Download” to view the repository content.'''

:[[Image:appmgr11.png|500px]]

:'''7. Go ahead! Select any section of your choice and try out the maemo community applications available.'''

:[[Image:appmgr12.png|500px]]

= Change the update interval =

The Hildon Application Manager (HAM) will by default look for updates once a day. If you want to change this rate (since it causes > 5MB download which can be expensive if you're on GPRS), you can edit this file (value expressed in minutes):

'''/var/lib/gconf/apps/hildon/update-notifier/%gconf.xml'''

The default value is 1440 which is 24 hours.

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Documentation]]
[[Category:Fremantle]]

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-== Enable red pill mode ==
+= Enable red pill mode =
-{{main|Red Pill mode}}
-== Enable extras-testing repository ==
-{{main|Extras-testing#How to activate Extras-testing}}
-== Change the update interval ==
+:'''1. Click on the application title area to open the application menu. Click on “Application catalogues”.'''
+:[[Image:appmng1.png|500px]]
+:'''2. Click on "New" to create a new catalogue entry.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr2.png|500px]]
+:'''3. Enter "matrix" in the "Web addresses" field and cancel the dialog by clicking outside the dialog area.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr3.png|500px]]
+:'''4. Select “Red” for red pill mode.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr4.png|500px]]
+:'''5. Open the application menu again by clicking on the application title area. You will see advanced options. Click on “Settings”.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr-13.png|500px]]
+:'''6. Enable “Assume net connection” and save the settings.
+:[[Image:appmgr6.png|500px]]
+= Enable extras-testing repository =
+:'''1. Click on the application title area to open the application menu. Click on “Application catalogues”.'''
+:[[Image:appmng1.png|500px]]
+:'''2. Click on “New” to create a new catalogue entry.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr7.png|500px]]
+:'''3. Enter the details of the extras-testing repository and save the settings.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr8.png|500px]]
+:'''4. The newly added catalogue is now visible on the catalogues dialog. Click outside the to cancel it.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr9.png|500px]]
+:'''5. Application manager will now check for updates and index the repository contents.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr10.png|500px]]
+:'''6. Once the repository update is completed, you are returned to the main view of the application manager. Press “Download” to view the repository content.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr11.png|500px]]
+:'''7. Go ahead! Select any section of your choice and try out the maemo community applications available.'''
+:[[Image:appmgr12.png|500px]]
+= Change the update interval =
 The Hildon Application Manager (HAM) will by default look for updates once a day. If you want to change this rate (since it causes > 5MB download which can be expensive if you're on GPRS), you can edit this file (value expressed in minutes):
@@ Line 14: / Line 128: @@
 The default value is 1440 which is 24 hours.
 [[Category:Development]]
 [[Category:Documentation]]
 [[Category:Fremantle]]