Nokia N900 - Open X Terminal

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Open X Terminal

X Terminal is an advanced application, with which you can

use your device through a command line interface.
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X Terminal

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108 Use utilities and manage data

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Update software and install applications

About Application manager

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App manager

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Application manager allows you to install new applications

and other extensions from application catalogues

(repositories). You can also list, update, and uninstall

packages.
Important: Only install and use applications and other

software from sources that you trust. Applications from

untrusted sources may include malicious software that can

access data stored in your device, cause financial harm, or

damage your device.

About application packages and catalogues

Application manager works with packages that are generally

contained in application catalogues, that you can access over

a network connection.
An application package is a set of files. It can contain an

application that you open from the Applications folder, a

plug-in for the desktop, a new theme, or other kinds of add-

ons.
A catalogue is a set of packages. It can include different kinds

of software combined as application packages. Certain

packages can be shared by many applications. For the

software to install successfully, the whole catalogue is

needed. A list of available packages is saved in the device.
On some websites, you can install an application directly by

selecting a link to a file with the .install file extension.

Application manager opens, and installs the application. If a

new catalogue is needed for the application, Application

manager also offers to add it automatically.

View log

You can use the log to view event details and to diagnose

unusual behaviour in the Application manager. The content

of the log is deleted when you close the application.
Open the Application manager menu, and select

Log

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Save the log

Select

Save as

, enter a name for the log, and define where

you want to save it. The log is saved as a text file.

Install additional applications

Browse, search, and install applications

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App manager

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Download

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Browse applications

Select a category to browse a list of installable application

packages. If there are only a few packages available, the

category list is not displayed.