Application Manager Woes [Archive] - maemo.org

gandt

11-11-2006, 07:12 AM

messed up application installer not sure how but i was playing around with the blue and red pills! Anyway it does not list any packages and wont install anythinh.

i dont have root but i do have xterm installed can anyone point me the the right file so that i can at least get it installing again?

gandt

ascherjim

11-11-2006, 10:53 AM

This is what worked for me, but it might not exactly fit your case. I deleted the redpll repository from the application catalog, and everything worked fine once again. Not only that, but all the packages that redpill contained were left behind, either as already installed or ready for installation. I don't understand it, but was ultaimately very pleased.

wiredless

11-11-2006, 11:01 AM

I have been there a few times myself. Reading the forums here i stumbled across these commands and thus far have fixed me up.

FIX BROKEN APPLICATION MANAGER run these commands from xterm as sudo
# cd /var/lib/dpkg/
# mv status status.broken
# cp status-old status

I use this method for becoming root. http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot2

gandt

11-13-2006, 08:20 AM

Sounds like I can get a fix if I can become root...

Graham

BanditRider

11-13-2006, 04:50 PM

You can become root the old fashioned way.
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot

Peter The Plumber

02-03-2007, 09:38 PM

I have been there a few times myself. Reading the forums here i stumbled across these commands and thus far have fixed me up.

FIX BROKEN APPLICATION MANAGER run these commands from xterm as sudo
# cd /var/lib/dpkg/
# mv status status.broken
# cp status-old status

I use this method for becoming root. http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot2

Thank you for this tip. This is what ultimately fixed my broken application manager.