Howto auto-rotate homescreen and all other apps [Was: [solved] Saimaa and patchmanager - lost off-shore ;-)] [answered]

answered 2015-11-26 20:41:49 +0300

Mano
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updated 2015-11-26 20:49:31 +0300

Answering myself for the records...

Got it worked arround with the help of zypper.

Awsome, thank you so much coderus for this great patch and Sfiet_Konstantin for bringing that patchmanager to SFOS (which seems to be quiet sophisticated with the help of the webOS patch party).

Since I consider it a "must have" to be able to get landscape orientation (auto-rotation), especially on homescreen and everywhere you have to use the virtual keyboard, I'll describe the steps that got me to gain this big productivity, solving one of my very first big disappointments when I powered up JP:

You need to get "Zypper" installed first, one can find instructions easily.

Next, download these RPMs:

• AUSMT(Auto-Update System Modification Technology), see for versions/more info: https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/ausmt
• patchutils(needs 'patch', GPL, available from jolla repository), see https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchutils
• patchmanager(the daemon), see for versions/more info: https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchmanager-daemon
• patchmanager-ui(the app, just for dependency, will be replaced by patchmanager for Jolla settings): https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchmanager
• jolla-settings-patchmanager(instead of the -ui app, configure patch[es|manager] via built-in "Settings"-app): https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchmanager-jolla-settings
• sailfish-uirotate(the patch allowing landscape orientation for any sfOS app): https://openrepos.net/content/coderus/patch-allow-any-orientation-all-sailfishos-applications

Install:

pkcon install-local ausmt-1.2.9-10.15.1.jolla_.armv7hl.rpm patchutils-0.3.3-10.1.1.jolla_.armv7hl.rpm
zypper in patchmanager-0.4.5-10.20.1.jolla_.armv7hl.rpm

That installes "patchmanager-ui" as dependency. After rebooting, one could use that app, I prefere to have patch-management under "Settings", so remove patchmanager-ui with 'pkcon remove patchmanager-ui'. This wan'ts to remove both packages, which I decliend first, but can't ermember exactly what I did to get only patchmanager-ui to be removed. After that, you can

pkcon install-local jolla-settings-patchmanager-0.4.5-10.20.1.jolla_.armv7hl.rpm

Finally, install the patch which patchmanager deploys:

pkcon install-local sailfishos-uirotate-free-0.1.2-1.noarch.rpm

Now goto Settings, where you find a new item "patchmanager". Launch it and activate the "UI Rotate Fee" patch.

I think I had to reboot before this worked, can't remember, I was so happy getting rid of that fixed portrait orientation... Why the hell must that be so complicated!?!

Hope that helps,

-Mano