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title: How to install mods, games, and texture packs
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description: A guide to installing mods, games, and texture packs in Minetest.
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## Installing from the main menu (recommended)
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### Install
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1. Open the mainmenu
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2. Go to the Content tab and click "Browse online content".
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If you don't see this, then you need to update Minetest to v5.
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3. Search for the package you want to install, and click "Install".
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4. When installing a mod, you may be shown a dialog about dependencies here.
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Make sure the base game dropdown box is correct, and then click "Install".
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<div class="row mt-5">
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<div class="col-md-6">
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<figure>
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<a href="/static/installing_content_tab.png">
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<img class="w-100" src="/static/installing_content_tab.png" alt="Screenshot of the content tab in minetest">
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</a>
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<figcaption class="text-muted ps-1">
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1. Click Browser Online Content in the content tab.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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<div class="col-md-6">
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<figure>
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<a href="/static/installing_cdb_dialog.png">
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<img class="w-100" src="/static/installing_cdb_dialog.png" alt="Screenshot of the content tab in minetest">
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</a>
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<figcaption class="text-muted ps-1">
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2. Search for the package and click "Install".
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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</div>
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Troubleshooting:
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* I can't find it in the ContentDB dialog (Browse online content)
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* Make sure that you're on the latest version of Minetest.
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* Are you using Android? Packages with content warnings are hidden by default on android,
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you can show them by removing `android_default` from the `contentdb_flag_blacklist` setting.
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* Does the webpage show "Non-free" warnings? Non-free content is hidden by default from all clients,
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you can show them by removing `nonfree` from the `contentdb_flag_blacklist` setting.
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* It says "required dependencies could not be found"
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* Make sure you're using the correct "Base Game". A lot of packages only work with certain games, you can look
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at "Compatible Games" on the web page to see which.
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### Enable in Select Mods
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1. Mods: Enable the content using "Select Mods" when selecting a world.
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2. Games: choose a game when making a world.
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3. Texture packs: Content > Select pack > Click enable.
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<div class="row mt-5">
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<div class="col-md-6">
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<figure>
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<a href="/static/installing_select_mods.png">
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<img class="w-100" src="/static/installing_select_mods.png" alt="Screenshot of Select Mods in Minetest">
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</a>
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<figcaption class="text-muted ps-1">
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Enable mods using the Select Mods dialog.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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</div>
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## Installing using the command line
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### Git clone
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1. Install git
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2. Find the package on ContentDB and copy "source" link.
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3. Find the user data directory.
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In 5.4.0 and above, you can click "Open user data directory" in the Credits tab.
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Otherwise:
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* Windows: whereever you extracted or installed Minetest to.
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* Linux: usually `~/.minetest/`
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4. Open or create the folder for the type of content (`mods`, `games`, or `textures`)
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5. Git clone there
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6. For mods, make sure to install any required dependencies.
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### Enable
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* Mods: Edit world.mt in the world's folder to contain `load_file_MODNAME = true`
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* Games: Use `--game` or edit game_id in world.mt.
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* Texture packs: change the `texture_path` setting to the texture pack absolute path.
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