Hey guys, I'm new to webOS, but it already looks like a fantastic product to me.
My goal is to replace the closed source tv box from my provider by a Raspberry Pi with webOS. I have webOS installed on my Raspberry Pi, but now I need to install the app from my provider. I was expecting some kind of app store on webOS, but I can't find it. Is there a way to install an app store? Or do I need to include the provider app when I build webOS? Or is what I want not possible at all?
Hi @mike_teavee, welcome to the forum.
I think your webOS is likely webOS OSE, as you mentioned that it is installed on Raspberry Pi. webOS OSE doesn't have any app store.
However, you can install both built-in and downloadable apps. We provide sample apps for those two types. For more information, please refer to the Tutorials documents.
Thanks
Hi NERGI, thanks for the explanation and the link. I still don't really get it, though.
I'm using webOS OSE indeed. I need to install a specific app from my provider. I understand I can't install it through the Google Play Store, but I also have the pkg file on my pc. Is there a way to use that file to install the app on webOS OSE?
The 'pkg' file you have probably is not compatible with webOS OSE. Because Android is a different platform with webOS OSE.
webOS OSE supports the package files with the .ipk extension, but not all .ipk files can be installed.
As far as I know, there is no easy solution to convert Android's package into webOS OSE's package. If you really want, I can forward your package file to our dev. team. But I cannot guarantee the success of the conversion.
Thanks.