There are still a number of "bugs" in the GUI version, I for one would like to see some data as it tries the repositories, however, I spend about 90% of my time ssh'ed into the n810 even with a KB and terminal. It's just easier.<br>
<br>Try this, I know you don't like the terminal:<br><br>apt-get update<br>apt-get upgrade<br>apt-get dist-upgrade<br><br>The last two commands are kind of redundant, and you could just do the dist-upgrade.<br><br>Let me know how the Application Repository works after this.<br>
<br>Denis<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Mark <<a href="mailto:wolfmane@gmail.com">wolfmane@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Denis Dimick <<a href="mailto:dgdimick@gmail.com">dgdimick@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Mark <<a href="mailto:wolfmane@gmail.com">wolfmane@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> The "Refresh application list" function of Application Manager<br>
>> invariably stalls before completion, and I have to cancel and try at<br>
>> least 3 times, often more, before it finally successfully completes.<br>
>> I've tried just letting it go to see if it will resume, but it will<br>
>> sit for hours without any change. Does anybody else experience this?<br>
>><br>
>> Mark<br>
> If you just let it sit there, it should finally fail and tell you what<br>
> repository's failed.<br>
><br>
> Or use apt-get update from the command line and see what errors out.<br>
><br>
> HtH,<br>
><br>
> Denis<br>
><br>
</div>But that's not very graceful, and why should the whole process fail<br>
just because of a temporary issue with one repository? It should go<br>
ahead and refresh all the others so that updates and installs can<br>
proceed. When it's done, it could then say "Packages on such-and-such<br>
repository could not be accessed or updated because the server didn't<br>
respond" or some such message so the user knows that not necessarily<br>
all available updates have been made.<br>
<br>
I've only had it give up and give me a message a few times. Most of<br>
the time it sits there so long that there's really no point in waiting<br>
- it's far quicker to just cancel and try again, even several times.<br>
<br>
Going to a terminal kinda defeats the whole purpose of a GUI app<br>
manager, especially for a touchscreen device that doesn't have a real<br>
keyboard. It also doesn't allow you to select apps from a list - you<br>
have to already know what you want.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
Mark<br>
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