[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Re: [maemo-users] Flash to 2006 trouble

[From: Marius Gedminas]

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:20:10 +0300 Eero Tamminen <eero.tamminen at movial.fi>
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > I was able to get "Osso Xterm" from the repository listed there
> > installed, I  had trouble with "Osso Xterm (advanced)" though I don't
> > remember any more if it was a dependency problem or the "Unable to
> > install.  Incompatible package".
> 
> Usually it seems to say "Incompatible package" if the package
> "Section" is something else than "user".

I would also try to look for error messages in the log window.

> Those packages you
> can install from the command line with "dpkg -i".

Or by enabling the "red pill" mode in the application manager, according to
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationManagerRedPillMode

> If the package has dependencies not present on the device
> you need repository that contains those dependencies.

Marius Gedminas
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