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Adding a repository for OpenSUSE Multimedia files

Packman is essential for full functionality of formats like Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, VLC at full capacity, and system-wide proprietary codecs. OpenSUSE cannot host these full-version codecs (full ffmpeg, etc.) in official repositories due to licensing restrictions.

For the most stable Packman installation on Tumbleweed and to perform the "Vendor Change", enter the following commands in the terminal in order:

1. Add Packman Repository (With Priority Setting)

We set the priority to 90 so that Packman packages are preferred over system packages (standard repositories are 99).

sudo zypper ar -cfp 90 https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ packman

2. Refresh Repository Cache

sudo zypper refresh
If asked for GPG key confirmation, accept it by typing a (always).

3. Critical Step - Switch System Packages to Packman (Vendor Change)

Just adding the repository is not enough; you must replace the "restricted" multimedia libraries installed on your system with the "full" versions from Packman. If you don't do this, you will experience crashes or playback issues when playing videos.

sudo zypper dup --from packman --allow-vendor-change

4. Disable Installation Media (USB)

If there is a repository named openSUSE-20251231-0 in the list, this is the repository of the USB stick you installed from. If you update (sudo zypper dup) without the USB stick plugged in, you will get an error. I recommend disabling it:

sudo zypper mr -d openSUSE-20251231-0

5. Finally: Complete Missing Components

After the switch is done, install the most necessary codec packages (VLC, ffmpeg, etc.) just to be sure using the following command:

sudo zypper install --from packman ffmpeg gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-libav libavcodec-full vlc-codecs

After this process, there will be no format left that cannot be opened in the browser or video player.

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