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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 29 May 2015 17:42:17 -0700
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On 05/29/2015 05:21 PM, Tini wrote:
> is there a good reminder app in the repo? i need something that can give
> daily, monthly, or weekly popups telling me to do something.
>
> for example, "on a certain date in the future call somebody about
> something."
>
> i tried a program called 'calendar' but it didn't seem to install
> correctly.
>
> Tini
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: Tini <[log in to unmask]>, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>,
> [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: how to add packages that are not in the repo?
> Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 19:59:16 -0400
>
> You can also do yum install /path/to.rpm
> If you use the rpm command directly yum complains about it, butt it's no
> big deal if it does.
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>    Original Message
> From: Tini
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 19:27
> To: ToddAndMargo; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: how to add packages that are not in the repo?
>
> thnx for the help!
>
> there are a handful of apps that i want to install but i can't find
> them in the repos. some of them are older files that are no longer
> supported. i want them because the newer versions don't work as
> well.
>
> Tini
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: how to add packages that are not in the repo?
> Date: Fri, 29 May 2015
>
> On 05/29/2015 02:31 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> how can i add packages that aren't in the repo?
>
> Hi Trin,
>
> Go to pbone.net, find the package (rpm) you want to install.
>
> Download the package.
>
> switch to root and install the package
> rpm -ivh package.rpm
>
> If you can't find the package for SL on phone, then it
> gets interesting.
>
> What did you have in mind?
>
> -T
>


Hi Tini,

For a simple calendar/task/contact manager, I adore Osmo.

I got mine from pbone.net


-T


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