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== .debs == | == .debs == | ||
- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format) .deb] (short for Debian) is the package format used by Maemo. .deb packages are roughly analogous to OS X's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pkg .pkg] or Windows' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE .exe | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format) .deb] (short for Debian) is the package format used by Maemo. .deb packages are roughly analogous to OS X's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pkg .pkg] or Windows' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE .exe] installers. .debs are how almost all packages are delivered, but you usually don't deal with them directly, except when installing locally. Some packages are simply not distributed through repositories, or offered separately as .debs (which you may prefer for whatever reason). |
You can install .debs by opening them from the browser, or opening local copies with Application manager. The major disadvantage to installing .debs locally as opposed to installing from a repository is that you wont be automatically notified of updates to the package. Also dependency installation is not automatic. | You can install .debs by opening them from the browser, or opening local copies with Application manager. The major disadvantage to installing .debs locally as opposed to installing from a repository is that you wont be automatically notified of updates to the package. Also dependency installation is not automatic. |
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