Installing Packages From the Internet

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By default, it is only possible to install packages from configured and enabled repositories. Apart from the official repositories that are configured during the installation, numerous other repositories exist. The Build Service hosts several hundred ones and a lot of third party repositories exist, too—see . offers two easy ways to install from these repositories without the need to first subscribe to them. The 1-Click Install method allows you to install packages directly from a Web browser, while the Package Search lets you query almost all known repositories for . You can directly install any package found by the package search module. Trusting External Software Sources Before installing from any external software repository, make sure it can be trusted. is not responsible for any potential problems arising from software installed from third-party software repositories.