From 510bbfe73a0adf5190d1a1f12f3dae8d7263b3fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:44:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve instructions for installing contributed packages Related issues: QubesOS/qubes-issues#953 QubesOS/qubes-issues#6124 --- .../installing-contributed-packages.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md b/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md index 24a1905a..b1af5a71 100644 --- a/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md +++ b/user/advanced-configuration/installing-contributed-packages.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ If you want to contribute a package, please see [package contributions]._ Qubes OS contributed packages are available under the [QubesOS-contrib] GitHub Project. This is a place where our community can [contribute Qubes OS related packages, additions and various customizations][package contributions]. +## Installing the repositories + If you want to install one of these packages, first you need to enable the repository in your system (dom0 and/or templates). This can be done by installing the `qubes-repo-contrib` package. This package includes the repository definition and keys necessary to download, verify, and install [QubesOS-contrib] packages. In dom0, use `qubes-dom0-update`: @@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ In a Debian-based template, use `apt`: sudo apt update && sudo apt install qubes-repo-contrib +## Installing packages + +After you've installed the repositories, you can install contributed packages. +For example, to install `qvm-screenshot-tool` in dom0: + + sudo qubes-dom0-update --clean qvm-screenshot-tool [package contributions]: /doc/package-contributions/ [QubesOS-contrib]: https://github.com/QubesOS-contrib/