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---
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title: Installing a package
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intro: 'You can install a package from {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} and use the package as a dependency in your own project.'
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product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.packages %}'
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redirect_from:
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- /github/managing-packages-with-github-packages/installing-a-package
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- /packages/publishing-and-managing-packages/installing-a-package
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- /packages/manage-packages/installing-a-package
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permissions: You can install any package that you have permission to view.
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghae: '*'
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---
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{% data reusables.package_registry.packages-ghes-release-stage %}
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{% data reusables.package_registry.packages-ghae-release-stage %}
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## About package installation
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You can search {% data variables.product.product_name %} to find packages in {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} that you can install in your own project. For more information, see "[Searching {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} for packages](/github/searching-for-information-on-github/searching-for-packages)."
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After you find a package, you can read the package's description and installation and usage instructions on the package page.
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## Installing a package
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You can install a package from {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} using any {% ifversion fpt or ghae %}supported package client{% else %}package type enabled for your instance{% endif %} by following the same general guidelines.
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1. Authenticate to {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} using the instructions for your package client. For more information, see "[Authenticating to GitHub Packages](/packages/learn-github-packages/introduction-to-github-packages#authenticating-to-github-packages)."
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2. Install the package using the instructions for your package client.
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For instructions specific to your package client, see "[Working with a {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} registry](/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry)."
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