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# ThirdPartyInstallers

This is a collection of utilities to handle the installation of packages in non-native formats such as RPM and DEB.
This is a collection of utilities to handle the installation of packages in
non-native formats such as RPM and DEB.

Packages are unpacked under `/Programs`. The contents of `/opt`, when present, are flattened under the new program entry
and compatibility symlinks are created at /opt pointing back to the new entry at `/Programs`.
Packages are unpacked under `/Programs`. The contents of `/opt`, when present,
are flattened under the new program entry and compatibility symlinks are created
at `/opt` pointing back to the new entry at `/Programs`.

# Caveats

Note that running packages built for other distributions is a best-effort task. There are many features that won't
work out of the box and that are outside the scope of `ThirdPartyInstallers`. For instance, init scripts, tasks files,
and reliance on other distro-specific components may preclude the installed package from working as expected.
Note that running packages built for other distributions is a best-effort task.
There are many features that won't work out of the box and that are outside the
scope of `ThirdPartyInstallers`. For instance, init scripts, tasks files, and
reliance on other distro-specific components may preclude the installed package
from working as expected.

ThirdPartyInstallers should help you to install distro-agnostic packages such as LibreOffice, self-contained packages and packages that do have many fancy dependencies. It will **not** work with complex packages such as KDE.
`ThirdPartyInstallers` should help you to install distro-agnostic packages such
as LibreOffice, self-contained packages, and packages that do have many fancy
dependencies. It will **not** work with complex packages such as KDE.

If there is a GoboLinux recipe to build a program for which you have an RPM/DEB file, please use the Compile tool instead of the ThirdPartyInstallers utilities. We provide **zero** support for third-party packages.
If there is a GoboLinux recipe to build a program for which you have an RPM/DEB
file, please use the `Compile` tool instead of the `ThirdPartyInstallers`
utilities. We provide **zero** support for third-party packages.

# Usage

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