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Stereoprism 2013-01-04 17:41
App manager prob on n900
 
Hello. I just recently got a n900. Everything was cool until i wanted to install evince. I downloaded an install file from mymaemo. It said it needed to add repositories so i said ok. Now when i load the app manager nothing shows up as downloads or uninstalls or even libraries. And i didnt even get evince! Any ideas?

rpjitendra 2013-01-04 18:18
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
make sure you are connected to internet.
the app manager will download the app you are trying to install from repo.

rpjitendra 2013-01-04 18:22
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
a reboot will solve your problem.
after reboot go to x terminal and type-
sudo gainroot
apt-get update
and don't start app manager before it complete.
internet connection is needed.

Stereoprism 2013-01-04 18:24
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Yes i am connected thru wifi. When i load the manager and press downloads it shows the loading wheel next to the top menu and it goes on and on with nothing displaying.

Stereoprism 2013-01-04 18:33
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Alright, tried the xterm and this is what i got:

: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

not sure what to do now

rpjitendra 2013-01-04 18:54
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stereoprism (Post 1310963)
Alright, tried the xterm and this is what i got:

: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

not sure what to do now
it means app manager is running.

abubakar 2013-01-04 19:37
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stereoprism (Post 1310963)
Alright, tried the xterm and this is what i got:

: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

not sure what to do now
It means the app manager is already running, when you connect to internet the app manager goes online (running in background) and looks for updates, if you give it some time and use the apt-get, it should work. Other then this try http://maemo.org/packages/view/fapman/ its a great application manager.

Stereoprism 2013-01-05 18:20
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Well, i've given it about 15 minutes, and still getting the same xterm error. Btw it seems that app manager is just taking forever to load but the listings finally show up. I tried installing fapman, but the deb file brings up the app manager and never installs.

g.jie 2013-01-05 19:43
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
try
Code:
sudo apt-get install fapman
to bypass app manager to install this.
also, if you are *absolutely* sure that app manager isn't running, you can manually remove the lockfile and everything might work then. maybe a reboot to make sure
Code:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

pichlo 2013-01-05 21:50
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stereoprism (Post 1311204)
Well, i've given it about 15 minutes, and still getting the same xterm error. Btw it seems that app manager is just taking forever to load but the listings finally show up.
That's my experience too. Sometimes it takes up to 30 minutes for app manager to catch its breath after you update the repositories. No idea why.

BTW fapman (Faster Application Manager) really stands up to its name. Trust me.

guilledoc 2013-01-06 04:17
Re: App manager prob on n900
 
For pdf docs you should better install m.c. flatboat It's great for reading taking notes and other stuff in the n900


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