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- | If you don't have maemo Extras among your catalogs, you can manually add it | + | If you don't have maemo Extras among your catalogs, you can manually add it: |
Application manager --> Application catalogs --> New | Application manager --> Application catalogs --> New | ||
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Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ | Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ | ||
Distribution: fremantle | Distribution: fremantle | ||
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Components: free non-free | Components: free non-free | ||
=== Diablo === | === Diablo === | ||
- | # Open <code>/etc/apt/ | + | # Open <code>/etc/apt/source.list</code> with a text editor |
# Append the following line to that file:<br/><pre>deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free non-free</pre> | # Append the following line to that file:<br/><pre>deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free non-free</pre> | ||
# Update your APT cache with:<br/><pre>apt-get update</pre> | # Update your APT cache with:<br/><pre>apt-get update</pre> | ||
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'''The software hosted in extras-testing might not be ready for end users!''' Please don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=431432&postcount=5 this post] for a more user-specific discussion of the risks. There is also some tips at [[Installing unstable applications]] -article. | '''The software hosted in extras-testing might not be ready for end users!''' Please don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=431432&postcount=5 this post] for a more user-specific discussion of the risks. There is also some tips at [[Installing unstable applications]] -article. | ||
- | Extras-testing is a repository that holds applications waiting to be tested (that is, those that the maintainer believes are ready for public release). It is a place where power users can download the latest developer releases, test them out and evaluate them. User backups and predisposition to [[ | + | Extras-testing is a repository that holds applications waiting to be tested (that is, those that the maintainer believes are ready for public release). It is a place where power users can download the latest developer releases, test them out and evaluate them. User backups and predisposition to [[Flasher|re-flash]] your device in case of trouble is assumed. All apps must go through [[Extras-testing]] and receive a minimum number of tester approval votes before they can be promoted to Extras. |
* [[Extras-testing| More information about Extras-testing]] | * [[Extras-testing| More information about Extras-testing]] | ||
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Developers upload the newest version of their software to [[Extras-devel]]. From there the packages go through an automatic and human Quality Assurance process. This is a repository for developers and regular contributors of specific software projects. If you want to play with extras-devel software you need to be prepared to feel some pain sooner or later. | Developers upload the newest version of their software to [[Extras-devel]]. From there the packages go through an automatic and human Quality Assurance process. This is a repository for developers and regular contributors of specific software projects. If you want to play with extras-devel software you need to be prepared to feel some pain sooner or later. | ||
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[[Extras-devel|More information about Extras-devel]] | [[Extras-devel|More information about Extras-devel]] | ||
- | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Power users]] |
[[Category:N900]] | [[Category:N900]] |
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