[maemo-developers] Creating a simple installer

[From: josh.soref at nokia.com]

Michael Stepanov wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestion, Rafael. I already created the 
> package and specified there all dependencies. But the problem 
> is that Application Manager cannot install dependencies 
> automatically. It just displays exception.

Application manager will only handle dependencies if you install from a repository. If you try to install the same .deb using install from file, it will not follow dependencies.

In theory, if you create:
1. a deb with proper dependencies
2. a repository and insert the deb
3. a .install file that ensures the necessary repository(ies) are available and instructs application manager to install the package (1)
Then when the user loads the .install file (3) it will get the repository (2), look for the deb (1), and get the dependencies.