cannt install apk via android terminal emulator - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I cannt install apk via android terminal emulator
i have tried
$cd /sdcard
$pm install apk.apk
but i always get this error message
[1] killed

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DigitalPerson said:
I cannt install apk via android terminal emulator
i have tried
$cd /sdcard
$pm install apk.apk
but i always get this error message
[1] killed
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If I am not wrong you have to use SU command first to get root access.If that is not working, Try installing the .apk using a root explorer such as ES File Explorer or File Explorer....

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also make sure that install from non market sources is ticked from within settings
Sent from a desire z

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glevitan said:
If I am not wrong you have to use SU command first to get root access.If that is not working, Try installing the .apk using a root explorer such as ES File Explorer or File Explorer....
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I have tried the same commands from the windows cmd:
Code:
adb shell
$cd /sdcard
$pm install apk.apk
without SU and even the device isn't rooted ,and it works
but it doesn't work when I try the commands directly from the android terminal emulator

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I am asking this question because i want to develop a program not just to install apk package

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bombadier said:
also make sure that install from non market sources is ticked from within settings
Sent from a desire z
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yes i have enabled installing programs fro unknown sources
but it doesn't work

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try other terminal app.
I use terminal ide. it's cool.

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DigitalPerson said:
I have tried the same commands from the windows cmd:
Code:
adb shell
$cd /sdcard
$pm install apk.apk
without SU and even the device isn't rooted ,and it works
but it doesn't work when I try the commands directly from the android terminal emulator
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If you try it in gingerbread it will work. I have tested it. But on ICS it will not work. It is a bug in ICS su binary or in busybox.

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I have tried terminal ide and tried to do the same thing on another device with Gingerbread and on Froyo
I always get the same error message

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DigitalPerson said:
I have tried terminal ide and tried to do the same thing on another device with Gingerbread and on Froyo
I always get the same error message
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I tested on ARHD GB . Which ROM r u using ?

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sometimes I get this error message
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musarraf172 said:
I tested on ARHD GB . Which ROM r u using ?
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I have tried it on my nexus s with 4.0.3 rooted stock rom
and also tried it on android emulator with 2.2 and 2.3 and 4.0.3
non of them worked

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DigitalPerson said:
I have tried terminal ide and tried to do the same thing on another device with Gingerbread and on Froyo
I always get the same error message
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Interestingly pm install command works on ICS from ADB terminal on PC.

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musarraf172 said:
Interestingly pm install command works on ICS from ADB terminal on PC.
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yes it works from adb on PC
but it doesn't work directly from the android terminal

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I have also tried to do the same thing on HTC Deire with CyanogenMod 7.0 ROM and kernel g37556d9
and I get the same error message:
[1] killed

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same here
i am also trying to install an apk from terminal on my phone (htc desire currently trying out an ICS rom). I do not have a file browser so cannot install from that. i do not have adb as i am at work and cant put it on the pc. i do not have market access on my phone because i am on a boat halfway between norway and scotland. so my only option is through terminal.
i have tried the install command, the pm install command, the am start command to get androids built in package installer to do the install and nothing works. i get exactly the same as the screenshot above.
i've also tried inserting the apk into the rom zip then resigning and flashing the rom again and that doesnt work either. the app i'm trying to instrall is es file explorer as this would then enable installing from the file browser.
there really must be a simple way to do this but i cant find one that works.
the closest i got was just using install as with this the icon appeared in my apps list (after a reboot) but the apk was just copied not properly installed so the app didnt work when clicked on.
any help here would be greatly appreciated
cheers
update:
DigitalPerson this may help you too.
i kept trying and then decided to try a different apk, this time astro file manager. the following worked (in ICS on my desire)
su
cd /sdcard
install com.metago.astro_247.apk /data/app/com.metago.astro_247.apk
so the reason is either a problem with the original apk i was using or just the naming convention. i.e. the apk name should be in its "com.company.app.apk" format which can hopefully be found online somewhere.

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further update
just some more info.
now that i have successfully installed astro i tried installing the original es file explorer apk from within astro. it worked fine which suggests the apk is fine so it was just the naming convention for the apk that i needed to have right. i havent seen this described elsewhere but i dont think there are many people out there who would have run into this problem. also i'm just learning with android so although my reasoning points to just the name of the apk being wrong i could just have got lucky and it could be something else completely.
anyway i hope this helps someone