6 Configure Online Software Repositories

Now we configure the online software repositories that our OpenSUSE 11.3 system will use to install further software. Go to Computer > YaST:

You will have to type in the root password:

In YaST, select Software Repositories:

The Configured Software Repositories window opens. Click on the Add button:

Select Community Repositories:

You will get a list of predefined online repositories. Select them all to make sure your system can install all available OpenSUSE 11.3 packages if they are needed. Click on OK afterwards:

Now the lists of available packages are being downloaded from the repositories. It's possible that your system doesn't know the public keys of all repositories, so if you see a message like this, you can click on the Import button:

You might as well have to accept a few licenses:

Afterwards you can close YaST:

7 Installing Additional Software

Now that we have added additional repositories, a lot more packages are available in our package manager for installation, especially a big deal of our needed packages. To install them, go to Computer > Install/Remove Software:

Type in the root password:

The Software Manager window comes up. You can use the Find field to search for the wanted packages:

To mark a package for installation, check the checkbox in front of it:

Select the following packages for installation (* is a wildcard; e.g. xmms2* means all packages that start with xmms2):

• opera
• MozillaThunderbird
• Vuze
• MPlayer
• mplayerplug-in
• xmms2*
• dvdrip
• vlc
• vlc-mozillaplugin
• acroread
• gnucash
• scribus
• scribus-templates
• amarok
• audacity
• rhythmbox
• gtkpod
• sound-juicer
• xine-ui
• libxine1-codecs
• k3b
• w32codec-all
• libdvdcss
• kompozer
• kdewebdev4
• free-ttf-fonts
• gstreamer-0_10*
• java-1_6_0-openjdk
• java-1_6_0-openjdk-plugin
• java-1_6_0-sun-plugin
• lsb (needed by Helix Player)
• libqt4-devel (needed by Skype)
• virtualbox-ose
• bluefish
• flash-player

Click on the Apply button afterwards:

Confirm your selection by clicking on Apply again:

The packages are now being downloaded from the repositories and installed. This can take a few minutes, so please be patient. You might have to accept a few licenses: