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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 10, 2022
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A project within openSUSE that I think is absolutely fantastic is called the “openSUSE Package Installer.” This allows you to install packages from various third party vendors such as the “Packman” repository or other “community repositories” of the openSUSE Build Service. What this means is, the multi-step process of adding repositories and installing the desired software can be greatly simplified, at least, from a user perspective.
Bottom Line Up Front: OPI is absolutely fantastic and makes short work of installing software available through the Open Build Service. This is a tool that I now use to quickly search and install the software I need to get my computer to do the things I want it to do. It probably won’t change my procedures for all the bits of software I install but it sure will make short work of future software searches.
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