Maemo 4.1
The list of tools for Maemo developers and power users will grow over time. These tools are available in the official Maemo 4.1 tools repository at repository.maemo.org. Some of them may have already been available unofficially, but these versions are tested for functionality.
You can propose new tools by filing an enhancement request in Bugzilla.
Installation instructions are available below.
Categories
The tools are arranged into different categories so that you can easily see what tools are available for specific kinds of tasks. The same tool can be present in multiple categories.
Code Analysis,
Debugging,
Miscellaneous,
Editors,
Graphics,
Networking,
Performance,
Resource Usage,
Test Automation,
Wireless Tools
Code Analysis
doxygen
| a source code documentation generator tool |
gtk-doc | an API documentation generator |
Debugging
Miscellaneous
less
| a text file viewer/pager |
osso-xterm | a terminal emulator |
screen
| provides access to detachable console sessions |
Editors
nano
| a friendly text editor |
vi | a text editor |
Graphics
Networking
iputils
| a collection of TCP/IP related utilities |
netcat | a utility to read and write data across network connections |
tcpdump
| a network traffic capturing utility |
traceroute | print the route packets take to a network host |
wget
| a utility to non-interactively download files from the Web |
Performance
Resource Usage
htop
| an interactive process viewer |
sp-endurance | tools to collect system endurance related information |
sp-endurance-postproc
| postprocessing scripts to parse and generate a report from endurance measurement data |
sp-memusage | a collection of memory usage monitoring tools and scripts |
sp-smaps-measure
| utilities for taking snapshots of smaps memory information |
sp-smaps-visualize | utilities for analyzing smaps memory information |
sysstat
| tools for collecting and reporting system activity information |
valgrind | a suite of tools for debugging and profiling programs |
xrestop
| shows X clients' X resource usage |
Test Automation
sp-stress
| tools to create artificial system load |
xnee | automate user actions under X11 |
xresponse
| measures the time taken to update the screen after user action |
Wireless Tools
Installation
These tools can be installed in the device by activating the Diablo tools repository in the Application manager. Developers can also install them to the device or in Scratchbox using the command line interface.
To activate the tools repository with the Application manager, create a new catalogue like this:
- Start the Application manager
- From its menu bar select Tools and then Application catalogue...
- Press the New button
- Enter the following:
Catalogue name: | diablo tools |
Web address: | http://repository.maemo.org |
Distribution: | diablo/tools |
Components: | free non-free |
Disabled: | leave unchecked |
Click OK
If you prefer to edit configuration files yourself instead of using the Application manager, add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list
# diablo tools
deb http://repository.maemo.org diablo/tools free non-free
# diablo tools sources
deb-src http://repository.maemo.org diablo/tools free non-free
Note!: To have these tools visible in the Application manager, you need to have the Red Pill Mode activated.
To install a binary package in Scratchbox:
$ fakeroot apt-get install <bin pkg name>
To install a binary package to the device (which has RD mode enabled):
$ sudo gainroot
$ apt-get install <bin pkg name>
To install a source package in Scratchbox or to the device:
$ apt-get source <src pkg name>
Feedback
To send feedback about the tools mail to: integration at maemo.org