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Update software and install applications 83 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 addons. 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. The Application manager opens, and installs the application. If a new catalogue is needed for the application, the 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. 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 and search installable applications Select > More... > App manager and Download. 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. The package list contains the name, version, and size of each package. When you select a package, a short description of its contents is displayed, and you can install, search, or view details of the package. Search for applications Open the menu, select Search, enter search words, and select the search area and Search. View application details Select the application and Details. Show installed applications Select > More... > App manager and Uninstall. The applications can be searched and sorted, and their details viewed, in the same way as when browsing installable applications. Related topics • See "Browse and search installable applications", p. 83.

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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. The
Application manager opens, and installs the application. If a
new catalogue is needed for the application, the 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
.
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 and search installable applications
Select
>
More...
>
App manager
and
Download
.
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.
The package list contains the name, version, and size of each
package. When you select a package, a short description of
its contents is displayed, and you can install, search, or view
details of the package.
Search for applications
Open the menu, select
Search
, enter search words, and select
the search area and
Search
.
View application details
Select the application and
Details
.
Show installed applications
Select
>
More...
>
App manager
and
Uninstall
.
The applications can be searched and sorted, and their details
viewed, in the same way as when browsing installable
applications.
Related topics
•
See "Browse and search installable applications"
, p.
83
.
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