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This article mainly introduces how to add a third-party repository in Fedora to access a large number of additional software, the article is very detailed, has a certain reference value, interested friends must read it!

What is a third-party repository in Fedora?

Operating system developers often decide which packages can and cannot be used in their repositories. The same is true of Fedora. According to Fedora documentation, third-party repositories contain packages that "have a looser licensing policy and provide packages that Fedora excludes for a variety of reasons".

Fedora enforces the following guidelines when it packages a package:

If it is proprietary, it cannot be included in the Fedora

If it is legally restricted, it cannot be included in the Fedora

If it violates US laws (especially those applicable to the federal or state governments), it cannot be included in the Fedora

Therefore, there are some repositories that can be added by the user. This allows users to access additional packages.

Enable the RPM Fusion repository in Fedora

RPM Fusion is the main source of third-party applications for Fedora. RPM Fusion is a combination of three projects (Dribble, Freshrpms, and Livna). RPM Fusion provides two different software repositories.

Free repository: contains open source software.

Nonfree repository: contains software that does not have open source protocols, but their source code is freely available.

There are two ways to start RPM Fusion: from the terminal or by clicking a few buttons. We will look at them one by one.

Method 1: command line method

This is the easiest way to enable the RPM Fusion repository. You only need to enter the following command to enable two repositories:

Sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm-E% fedora) .noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm-E% fedora) .noarch.rpm

You will be asked to enter your password and confirm whether you want to install these repositories. After you confirm, the installation process will be completed in seconds or minutes.

Install RPM Fusion from the command line

Method 2: graphical user interface method

Using this method to enable the RPM Fusion repository, you need to visit the RPM Fusion website. You will see links to two repositories for different versions of Fedora.

RPM Fusion recommends that you install the free repository first. So click the link for your Fedora version of the free repository. A window will then open to ask if you want to install the repository. Click install.

Install RPM Fusion through a graphical user interface

After the installation process is complete, go back and use the same steps to install the nonfree repository.

Third-party repositories with Fedora enabled

Fedora recently began to provide its own third-party application repository. The number of applications available in this repository is very small. You can use it to install Chrome browsers on Fedora. In addition to Chrome, it also includes Adobe Brackets, Atom, Steam, Vivaldi, Opera and other applications.

Just like RPM Fusion, you can enable this repository through a terminal or graphical user interface.

Method 1: command line method

To enable a third-party repository for Fedora, enter the following command into your terminal:

Sudo dnf install fedora-workstation-repositories

When prompted, be sure to enter your password and enter Y to confirm the installation.

Method 2: graphical user interface method

If you are not used to using terminals, you can use graphical user interface methods.

First, you need to open the Gnome "software". Next, you need to click the hamburger menu in the upper right corner and select "Software Repository" from the menu.

Menu of Gnome software

In the software repository window, you will see a section with the words "third-party repository" at the top. Click the install button. When you are prompted, enter your password.

Fedora third-party repository installation

With these additional repositories enabled, you can install software into your system. You can easily install them from the Software Center Manager or using the DNF package Manager.

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