Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/0xdroid/packages_providers_improvider.git packages_providers_improvider
cd packages_providers_improvider

Add this repository as a remote to an existing local repository:

git remote add packages_providers_improvider git://gitorious.org/0xdroid/packages_providers_improvider.git
git fetch packages_providers_improvider
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch packages_providers_improvider/master_or_other_branch