3.3. Adding Installation Source

Add additional installation sources to your system to install third-party software. For example, you can add a repository of the openSUSE® Build Server, such as a version of GPhoto: http://software.opensuse.org/download/repositories/GPhoto/.

[Warning]Trusting External Software Sources

Before adding external package repositories to your list of installation sources make sure this source can be trusted. openSUSE is not responsible for any potential problems arising from software installed from third party installation sources.

  1. Click Software+Installation Source to start the YaST installation source management.

  2. Click Add and begin adding the data provided by the software vendor. First determine the protocol—in this case it is http.

  3. In the Server and Directory dialog enter software.opensuse.org as the server name and download/repositories/GPhoto/VERSION/ as the directory on the server.

  4. Click Ok. The new installation source is now listed as one of the media containing a software catalog from where you can install additional packages.

  5. Click Finish. Now you can install software from this catalog as described in Section 3.1, “Installing Software”.