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--- linux:debian_extrepo [2024-10-01 15:41] – created admin
+++ linux:debian_extrepo [2024-10-09 21:23] (current) – added Brave browser instructions admin
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 For a full list you can [[https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/tree/master/repos/debian?ref_type=heads|browse the config files]]
-===== How to enable extrepo =====
+==== How to enable extrepo =====
 As root run:\\
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 </code>
+Or if you would like to search for Brave browser in Extrepo and install it, you would do
+<code>
+extrepo search brave
+</code>
+You will get 3 results: brave_beta, brave_nightly and brave_release (stable).
+<code>
+extrepo enable brave_release
+</code>
+Now package //brave-browser// is part of our repositories, it can be found with
+<code>
+apt search brave --names-only
+</code>
+Result: //brave-browser//. So install it:
+<code>
+apt install brave-browser
+</code>
 ===== Do you know Backports? =====
 But don't forget that Debian's official [[https://backports.debian.org/|Backports repository]] should be the first one to look at if you want a newer version of a particular package, compared to the stable branch. Reason: security.
+I am using this little shell function for backports installs because I can't remember the correct syntax :-D
+<code>
+function backportsinstall()
+{
+	# The backports repository is deactivated by default.
+	# If we want to install a backported package, we need to use this.
+	# See https://wiki.debian.org/Backports
+	# Make sure $VERSION_CODENAME is available, just "source /etc/os-release" first
+	echo "Trying to install '$1' from backports repository..."
+	sudo apt -t $VERSION_CODENAME-backports install "$1"
+}
+</code>