Help /system/apk

[UMKANE]

how do i access the /system/apk directory... I have rom manager and Astro installed on computer... trying to install live wallpapers.. my droid is rooted.. and just can't find the directory... plz help

 

[shadowdude777]

You sure you're not looking for /system/app?

And anyway, you can't access those directories using Astro because it can't ask for super user privileges. You either need to buy Root Explorer or use Terminal Emulator

Commands for you to know in Terminal Emulator:
su - Always use this when you start up to become super user
ls [directory] - List contents of directory
cd [directory] - Change to this directory
rm [file] - Delete this file
cat [source] > [destination] - Copy source file to a destination

 

[johnlgalt]

Umm you sure about cat?

cat MAN Page

last I saw was

cp {filename} {destination}

as hot to copy.

 

[shadowdude777]

Oh, cat [source] > [destination] works too. I mentioned it because it's always been built into the shell, and I don't think cp was always built-in. I remember at one time I couldn't use cp but I was always able to use cat, and since they both work identically for copying (you just need that right arrow in the command), I always suggest cat just to make sure more people can follow the directions.

See, it says:
Concatenate two files:
$ cat file1.txt file2.txt > union.txt

But if you just put one file as the source, it "combines" that one file into the new file, which is essentially copying.

 

[johnlgalt]

Ahh, OK, since that 'works' it's kewl.

Just didn't want to confuse someone though in case they accidentally add an extra character, like

cat {filename} . > {destination}

and it concatenates the period into the file....and then their file stops working.