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RIM (Research In Motion) BlackBerry support in Debian GNU/Linux.
This page is still an early draft.
Tools
Tools and programs useful to BlackBerry users in Debian.
barry - backing up the RIM BlackBerry Handheld
evolution - groupware suite with mail client and organizer
opensync - Synchronisation framework for email/pdas/and more
Access the phone and memory card data
Just plug the phone into the USB port to access music, videos, documents... as a USB key.
Using BlackBerry with Barry
1. Install packages
In Debian Sid
You need the lenny package libopensync0 (no sid version). Install it with Gdebi or dpkg.
Then install the following packages :
aptitude install barry-util barrybackup-gui opensync-plugin-barry
This will add libbarry0 and libglademm-2.
2. Backup and restore data with barrybackup
Plug your BlackBerry into the USB port. There is no barry entry in the Gnome menu system. Run the command barrybackup.
3. Syncing contacts with Evolution
You need msynctool, only experimental version of the package at this date (06/11/2010). But we can't install it, dependency libopensync1exp6 (>= 0.38) unavailable.
4. See also
http://www.netdirect.ca/software/packages/barry