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This is the list used in Fremantle/Maemo5 and is the same as the [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2008-October/035437.html final] list for Diablo as [[Task:Package_categories|discussed in the task]].
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Package sections are still under discussion, a stable section list is expected for Fremantle.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Key
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! Example English i18n
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! Example apps
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| user/desktop
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| Desktop
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| Home, statusbar and taskbar applets
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| user/development
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| Programming
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| py2deb
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| user/education
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| Education
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| Flashcard apps
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| user/games
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| Games
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| Doom, Duke Nukem 3D
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| user/graphics
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| Graphics
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| Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts
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| user/multimedia
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| Multimedia ''or'' Sound & Video
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| Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox
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| user/navigation
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| (Location &) Navigation
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| maemo-mapper, Navit
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| user/network
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| Internet & Networking
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| Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission
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| user/office
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| Office
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| GPE, Claws, AbiWord
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| user/science
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| Science
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| gnuplot, Octave
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| user/system
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| System
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| rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes
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| user/utilities
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| Utilities ''or'' Accessories
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| Calculators, terminals, text editors
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If the package's section starts "user/", but is not any of the above, the ''Application Manager'' forces them into an "Other" section.
== Maemo-specific fields ==
== Maemo-specific fields ==

Revision as of 19:56, 19 October 2009

Maemo packaging is generally similar to Debian packaging, with a few small differences, this article aims to illustrate some of those differences and aggregate the various resources on Maemo packaging.

Contents

Packaging policy

Most of the specifics for Maemo packaging are outlined in the Maemo packaging policy. The policy is still in the draft stage, though, so certain parts are still incomplete or not entirely up to date.

Sections

This is the list used in Fremantle/Maemo5 and is the same as the final list for Diablo as discussed in the task.

Key Example English i18n Example apps
user/desktop Desktop Home, statusbar and taskbar applets
user/development Programming py2deb
user/education Education Flashcard apps
user/games Games Doom, Duke Nukem 3D
user/graphics Graphics Photo apps, GIMP, Inkscape, fonts
user/multimedia Multimedia or Sound & Video Canola, mplayer, Kagu, UKMP, MediaBox
user/navigation (Location &) Navigation maemo-mapper, Navit
user/network Internet & Networking Web browsers, Samba clients, OpenAFS, Transmission
user/office Office GPE, Claws, AbiWord
user/science Science gnuplot, Octave
user/system System rotation-support, enhanced kernels, themes
user/utilities Utilities or Accessories Calculators, terminals, text editors

If the package's section starts "user/", but is not any of the above, the Application Manager forces them into an "Other" section.

Maemo-specific fields

There are a number of Maemo-specific package fields that are handled by Application manager. The Application manager documentation outlines them.

Displaying an icon in the Application Manager next to your package

Displaying an icon in the Application Manager next to your package makes it look pretty and makes your package stand out, and it is not that hard to do.

  1. Make an image that is 26x26. The image can be saved in any format that is supported by GdkPixbufLoader on Maemo, but PNG is commonly used and suffices fine.
  2. base64 encode the image. This can be done in many ways, depending on the platform, but I'll assume you are in scratchbox.
apt-get update
apt-get install sharutils
uuencode -m <name of 26x26 image> <name of 26x26 image> > <name of 26x26 image>.base64
  1. Add the field XB-Maemo-Icon-26 to your debian/control
  2. Open the base64 version of your image and copy from the line under begin-base64 644 <name of 26x26 image> to the line above the ===
  3. Add this to the XB-Maemo-Icon-26 field.

Here is an example of a properly formatted Maemo-Icon-26:

Description: Chess...
Maemo-Icon-26: 
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 RVh0U29mdHdhcmUAQWRvYmUgSW1hZ2VSZWFkeXHJZTwAAALxSURBVHja3FZNTBNREP669J/S
 XYxtKRWl1JOSFBIPhkitCQeNiaKBmzdj9Ggk0ZOBxHDWixcTjV6MF+WiIB40YEyMBMGYEqQK
 tLS2lG7pdre0pF3WtxslgJRuD2J0kpfdTN7O976Z782sRpIk7IZR2C2TGW1cv8xaY5WuXLy8
 iW5XV5fk8/kkr9e7ya/T6SSNRiOViikvbbmDDD590SusZBGYDiDwJbDud7vdvYIgIJfLYXV1
 tSwhrQrSfRX6/26N/j+gkjW6ce06HE4HGEctGuj9oEwUzFYz5ubmEA6HQVEUisUi8vn8b4rd
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 M5MetwfHj/lwwueHy+WCVqvdehdHKq7R6JvbpfNMAGiGhs1mg9ls3sS+4hodbDqCwef9mA9P
 7vhhVVWV3BGUOomiaCSufEWMxNwimlweMFYbpoMfyp70J6t8xanLZgWs8Ak07N0Hau0P3qOs
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 3qBXlslkgtFoVBS3YfbcKRRFfJpagE6vUwd0//FbjI7mkcvnGoNfg51ORx3sNju+hWYxMxsk
 jHlF2jJgdXU1DAaDrDx/kQAVRREJlldXo8kJoPlQ8wHSevosFgs5MmE5H0IingDP8eAzPAQC
 tkJakDz05Hsks+poPzwg6+Luo9chVb2O3Hilv7V6W5nO02cVX3wxjsj3CMKRBUSjUcQWY0iy
 SQVoi6XJaiQxubKpI02yj2xk6BoaBr0BqXRKCZpYSiCZlIXCguM4pWtvY0ypyUtt87PSIj/t
 pJ/JICzLKiBLySTYVArpdFrp3DuMhRZVqfvnJ+wPAQYA1hdr5EDqltYAAAAASUVORK5CYII=