From 50dab3b8e00f3bcfc0e2099a1a70b3cd0bea40a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:05:34 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve instructions for installing contributed packages Closes QubesOS/qubes-issues#6124 --- .../installing-contributed-packages.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md b/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md index b1af5a71..31fb395e 100644 --- a/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md +++ b/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md @@ -29,13 +29,23 @@ In a Debian-based template, use `apt`: sudo apt update && sudo apt install qubes-repo-contrib +The new repository definition will be in the usual location for your distro, and it will follow the naming pattern `qubes-contrib-*`, depending on your Qubes release and whether it is in dom0 or a TemplateVM. +For example, in a Fedora TemplateVM on Qubes 4.0, the new repository definition would be: + + /etc/yum.repos.d/qubes-contrib-vm-r4.0.repo + ## Installing packages After you've installed the repositories, you can install contributed packages. + +**Note:** The first time you install a contrib package in dom0, you must use the `--clean` flag. + For example, to install `qvm-screenshot-tool` in dom0: sudo qubes-dom0-update --clean qvm-screenshot-tool +Please see the package's README for specific installation and setup instructions. + [package contributions]: /doc/package-contributions/ [QubesOS-contrib]: https://github.com/QubesOS-contrib/