Add-on products are system extensions. You can install a third party add-on product or a special system extension of openSUSE, for example, a CD with support for additional languages or a CD with binary drivers. To install a new add-on, use . You can select various types of product media, like CD, FTP, USB mass storage devices (such as USB flash drives or diska) or local directory. You can work also directly with ISO files. To add an add-on as ISO file media, select then choose .
To install a new add-on, proceed as follows:
Click . You can select various types of product media, like CD, FTP or local directory. You can also use ISO images instead of CD media.
To add an add-on as ISO file media, click and select .
After successfully adding the add-on media, the package manager window appears. If the add-on provides a new pattern, see the new item in the filter. To view the list of all packages from the selected software repository, select the filter and choose the repository to view. To view packages from a selected add-on by package groups, select the secondary filter .
Some hardware needs binary-only drivers to function properly. If you have such hardware, refer to the release notes for more information about availability of binary drivers for your system. To read the release notes, open YaST and select .