I've noticed this issue quite frequently, and it's starting to bug me. Here's an example.

I have a newly flashed, factory state n800. I connect it with USB to my PC and manually download XTerm from the repository and save it to the memory card. App manager complains of depends (libncurses, and others). So I download those from the same repository and all 3 depends state "Unable to install. Incompatible application package." The MD5 sum checked out, so I know my PC isn't mangling the package.

Also, I know if I setup the repository and install that way, it will work because I've done that. Right now, however, I have no wireless access so I have to manually download. What might be causing this?

How did you try to install the packages? I installed some .debs manually, with 'dpkg -i <filename>.deb' from an xterm command line. Worked without problems. I realize you may be in a catch-22 here, because you would need xterm and becomeroot installed already in order to use dpkg -i, and you listed xterm as one of those packages you want to install..

The dependencies won't be in the "user" section, so the application manager will refuse to install them directly (unless you are in Red Pill Mode). These packages are designed *only* to be installed automatically as dependencies of a larger package, in this case XTerm.

If offline install is a critical use-case for you, you'll need to enable "Red Pill Mode", or use the command line to install them.

HTH,

Andrew

Thanks Aflegg, that worked perfectly.