Re: [maemo-developers] package is built-in?

2006-02-07 Thread Larry Battraw
You'll get this message any time you try and install a .deb from the Debian pool or other non-Maemo repository. Basically it means you'll have to install it manually as mentioned by someone else. For a quick and dirty install, do a "dpkg-deb -X [.deb filename] /", although I'm sure there are be

Re: [maemo-developers] package is built-in?

2006-02-06 Thread Jonathan Matthews-Levine
On 2/6/06, Steven Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >When I look at the details, I get: > > "Unable to install . Component is built-in" You've probably figured this much out from the previous reply, but I think that's the generic "WTF?" message from Application Installer. YMMV, but I've only se

Re: [maemo-developers] package is built-in?

2006-02-06 Thread Wolfgang Karall
On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 12:28 -0800, Steven Hill wrote: > Obviously my package is not a built-in component. Can anyone explain to > me what this message means, and how to get my package installed? Try sudo -u install /usr/bin/app-installer-tool install in an xterm to get meaningful error message

[maemo-developers] package is built-in?

2006-02-06 Thread Steven Hill
I am trying to install a package on my Nokia 770 device. I download the .deb file to my /home/users/MyDocs directory and then use the package installer on the device (through control panel) to install the package. But I get a message that says: "Installation of failed. Display details?" (**