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These are the official openSUSE repositories. Well tested packages, security and bugfixes are provided. Online ones are convenient to use if you have good bandwidth. For information on how to add them, see Add package repositories.

On disks official repositories

The first repositories that you may have seen are the DVDs. You can have several sorts of such repositories, with different contents. None of them, including the huge two layer DVD of the boxed version, includes all the openSUSE packages, so you will also need the online repositories if possible.

For YaST, there is no difference between online (internet) and on disk (DVD or hard drive) repositories, all the packages are seen as if they are on a very big drive.

Downloadable OSS DVD

This is one single layer 4.7 GB DVD. It hosts the most important packages, but this makes only a very small subset of the whole openSUSE.

Boxed DVD

The boxed DVD consist of a double layer DVD and is available for a fee from Novell or from your dealer. But even this double DVD doesn't hold all the openSUSE packages.

Using DVDs and online repositories

If you keep your computer always connected via a broadband connection, you can remove the "repository" OSS DVD if you install the standard online repository below.

If you have enough disk space, you can also download a repository snapshot, but be advised that this can take up to 20Gb or even more.

Official repositories

These are official repositories, supported by openSUSE.

Oss

The main repository, open source software only.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/

Non-oss

Non free (as in freedom) software, such as Flashplayer, Java, Opera, IPW-firmware, RealPlayer etc.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/non-oss/

Update

Repository for official security and bugfix updates.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/

Src-oss

Source RPMs. Advanced users only.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/src-oss/suse/

Src-non-oss

Source RPMs. Advanced users only.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/src-non-oss/suse/

Debug

Debuginfo packages. Advanced users only.

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.2/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.1/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/debug/ http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/11.0/

Semi official repositories

These are repositories available which are not officially supported by openSUSE, but they contain useful packages which you should feel free to use at your own risk.

Contrib

Contrib is the universal openSUSE repository for third-party packages.

Version: Factory

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Factory:/Contrib/standard/

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.2:/Contrib/standard/

KDE

See KDE Repositories.

GNOME

See GNOME Repositories.

JAVA

Version: 11.2

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.2/

Version: 11.1

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.1/

Version: 11.0

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.0/

Mirrors

The URLs on this page leads to a redirector, that will redirect you to a mirror close to you. This means performance can vary. You may want to use a specific mirror that you trust instead of the redirector, see Mirrors.

See also

• Additional package repositories
• Add package repositories
• Contrib, The universal openSUSE repository for third-party packages

External links

• openSUSE Build Service Software Search
• Webpin Software Search