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Improve instructions for installing contributed packages

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Closes QubesOS/qubes-issues#6124
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@ -29,13 +29,23 @@ In a Debian-based template, use `apt`:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install qubes-repo-contrib 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 ## Installing packages
After you've installed the repositories, you can install contributed 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: For example, to install `qvm-screenshot-tool` in dom0:
sudo qubes-dom0-update --clean qvm-screenshot-tool 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/ [package contributions]: /doc/package-contributions/
[QubesOS-contrib]: https://github.com/QubesOS-contrib/ [QubesOS-contrib]: https://github.com/QubesOS-contrib/