Operation Manual
5
Installing Packages From the
Internet
By default, it is only possible to install packages from congured and enabled reposito-
ries. Apart from the ofcial repositories that are congured during the installation, nu-
merous other repositories exist. The openSUSE® Build Service hosts several hundred
ones and a lot of third party repositories exist, too—see http://en.opensuse
.org/Additional_package_repositories.
openSUSE offers two easy ways to install from these repositories without the need to
rst subscribe to them. The 1-Click Install method allows you to install packages
directly from a Web browser, while the YaST Package Search lets you query almost
all known repositories for openSUSE. You can directly install any package found by
the package search module.
WARNING: Trusting External Software Sources
Before installing from any external software repository, make sure it can be
trusted. openSUSE is not responsible for any potential problems arising from
software installed from third-party software repositories.
5.1 1-Click Install
Installation using 1-Click Install is available from a lot of repositories browseable
by Web interface. A very popular interface is the openSUSE Build Service software
search.
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