3.4. Installing Add-On Products

openSUSE Documentation Chapter 3. Installing or Removing Software / 3.4. Installing Add-On Products
	3.3. Adding Installation Source		3.5. Keeping the System Up-to-date

Add-on products are extensions for your system. You can install a third party add-on product or a special system extension of your openSUSE, for example, a CD with support for additional languages or a CD with binary drivers.

3.4.1. Add-Ons

To install a new add-on, proceed as follows:

Click Software+Add-On Product. You can select various types of product media, like CD, FTP or local directory. You can also use ISO images instead of CD media.
To add an add-on as ISO file media, click Local Directory and select ISO Images.
After successfully adding the add-on media, the package manager window appears. If the add-on provides a new pattern, see the new item in the Patterns filter. To view the list of all packages from the selected installation source, select the filter Installation Sources and choose the installation source to view. To view packages from a selected add-on by package groups, select the secondary filter Package Groups.

3.4.2. Binary Drivers

Some hardware needs binary-only drivers to function properly. If you have such hardware, refer to the release notes for more information about availability of binary drivers for your system. To read the release notes, open YaST and select Miscellaneous+Release Notes.