Saturday, December 30, 2017
how to instal game on meego phone n900
how to instal game on meego phone n900
There are two main methods for installing applications and games on the N900: through the free software catalogue built into the App Manager, and through Nokias own Ovi Store application shop. Both of these methods are demonstrated in the video below, which is intended for beginners.
If you cannot see all the categories in the App Managers Download section, you may need to activate the maemo.org/Maemo Extras catalogue. You can find out how to unlock maemo.org / Maemo Extras by clicking here.
Maemo.org Catalogue vs Ovi Store
Some people may wonder why there are two different sources of software built into the N900. The answer to this is in the origins of the Maemo Linux platform. Because Maemo so similar to other versions of Linux, and because there are so many open source enthusiasts using it, there are a lot of open source apps and games available for the platform. These are what youll find in the App Managers maemo.org/Maemo Extras catalogue, and thats why theyre all free of charge as well as open source.
Ovi Store by contrast is Nokias own commercial application shop, and its intended mainly for commercial closed source software. Thats why the selection of apps and games in Ovi Store is totally different to what you find in maemo.org.
Unofficial Software Catalogues
Maemo is an open platform, anyone can release software for it without having to get anyones permission. If you only download software from sources like Ovi Store or maemo.org/Maemo Extras, it should be safe and reasonably reliable.
However, you can also download software from other less official sources which can be added to the Application Managers catalogue system. These less official sources can contain a lot of interesting and experimental apps, but they are also generally much less tested so they may be risky to use. Just like on a PC, its your own responsibility if an app from an unofficial catalogue does something nasty on your N900, so be careful.
