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System packages

Search the operating system's software and install or remove packages on the server without the command line.

The System packages screen lets you search the operating system's software and install or remove packages on the server, the same as apt install, without the command line. Use it for tools such as ImageMagick or ffmpeg that customers' websites need.

Where: Server Admin › System › System packages

System packages screen

Click Security updates at the top to go to Server & updates for operating system updates.

Find a package

  1. Type a package name, or part of one, in the search box, for example imagemagick, redis-server or ffmpeg. Use letters, numbers, -, + and ., at least 2 characters.
  2. Click Search.
Column What it shows
Package The package name.
Description What the package is.
Installed The installed version, or — when it is not installed.

Install a package

  1. Search for the package.
  2. Click Install on its row and confirm. Anything the package needs is installed too.

The install runs in the background, in a progress window you can follow live.

Remove a package

  1. Search for the package.
  2. Click Remove on its row and confirm.

Important: packages the hosting system depends on (web, mail, database, SSH and so on) cannot be removed here. The server refuses them.

Follow the progress

While an install or removal runs, the Working… card shows its log and refreshes every 4 seconds; click Refresh to update it at once. Lines with errors are highlighted. When it has finished, the card is called Last install / removal and keeps the log of the last change.