# I need help downloading from terra

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**Category:** Bazzite\
**Created:** [February 16, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915 "2025-02-16T15:31:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hansen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/simon_hansen/32/5329_2.png) [@Simon\_Hansen](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Simon_Hansen)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915/1 "2025-02-16T15:31:25Z")

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Hi im still new to Linux and specially atomic desktops and bazzite but i downloaded it and i tried to use the new terra repo with "sudo dnf install on my desktop pc it says if you see this you have done something wrong read the documentation but on my laptop it tries to download i it loads the repos and mentions terra repo but fails to run the transaction

Am i using it all wrong or do i need something? i hope someone can help

Im using the same version on both pcs the only difference is one i clicked “other laptop” and the other i clicked desktop while getting the iso from the website

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hansen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/simon_hansen/32/5329_2.png) [@Simon\_Hansen](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Simon_Hansen)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915/2 "2025-02-16T17:22:06Z")

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Well on my desktop i tried using "sudo dnf5 install and now it says the same as on laptop its failed to resovle transaction

EDIT: managed to get it to download when i tried discord-canary but now this shows up

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**Author:** ![mel226](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/mel226/32/1577_2.png) [@mel226](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/mel226)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915/3 "2025-02-16T21:42:54Z")

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`dnf` and/or `dnf5` do not work with atomic desktops. If you really must install packages natively - by natively, I mean doing something like `sudo dnf install` or `sudo apt install` or `sudo pacman -S` - you will have to use `rpm-ostree install`, or as we call it in atomic desktops, layer the package.

Terra repos are used when the OS image is being built. It’s not something users generally install packages from. If you need end-user packages, like GUI apps - Discord Canary, for example - you are highly encouraged to install them as Flatpaks if available.

You can review this Bazzite documentation page to better understand this and package installation recommendations:

> **[Installing and Managing Applications - Bazzite Documentation](https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/)**
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> Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hansen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/simon_hansen/32/5329_2.png) [@Simon\_Hansen](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Simon_Hansen)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915/4 "2025-02-16T21:51:10Z")

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Ah i thought since the february update mentioned DNF5 it was beginning to use it aswell oh well ill stick to flatpaks then. rpm-ostree seems too complicated for me ahah thanks for the reply tho 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/e/e39f7d1952979cf23b0f8d634e025fb38da50026.png) [@system](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-need-help-downloading-from-terra/6915/5 "2025-02-17T21:51:45Z")

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