[maemo-users] Offline installation of applications

[From: Zoran Kolic]

> Quick question: does the application manager require a internet connection?
> I was trying to install the VIM which I had previously saved on my SD card
> at home. I currently have no WIFI connection but internet and have just
> flashed the newer OS version. But whenever I try to install VIM "from
> file..." it gives me the dialogue "connecting..." and of course never finds
> something. When I cancel I just get the "Unable to refresh list." dialog and
> that's it! Any ideas?

I'm sure that finding the file in opera and having "open" gives you item
in the menu, as well in red pill.
I never tried to add local directory to sources.list. Some prefix looks
needed, don't you think?

                                  Zoran