ext ibrahim <ibrahim....@asgatech.com> writes:
> I wonder if an application package was installed from
> command-line "using dpkg -i package_name.deb" can it -at least- be
> uninstalled using the app manager ??
> does it have a chance to appear on Hildon application Manager's
> Uninstall list ??
Yes.
> If it is possible, how to do that?
>
> the packages installed by "dpkg -i" can be seen and removed by the
> apt-get command (apt-get remove <installed_paclkge_name> manages to find
> and uninstalls it ). So, why the app manager can't see them? Isn't it
> a GUI for apt ? or it uses another method to install/update/remove maemo
> packages ?
The Application manager only shows packages in the "user" section. They
need to have a field like this:
Section: user/<category>
in their control file.
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