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-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common
-[submodule "vendor/notification"]
-	path = vendor/notification
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Notification
-[submodule "vendor/language-select"]
-	path = vendor/language-select
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/LanguageSelect
-[submodule "vendor/person-profile"]
-	path = vendor/person-profile
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/PersonProfile
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diff --git a/packages/data-table-view/.gitmodules b/packages/data-table-view/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
diff --git a/packages/knowledge-base-web-page-element-view/.gitmodules b/packages/knowledge-base-web-page-element-view/.gitmodules
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index d2ec594f8c4117745ccc5f01cb76fd09b31657db..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
diff --git a/packages/language-select/.gitmodules b/packages/language-select/.gitmodules
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index 506f9e332eea4826454ca5bf51bbded34f954321..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/language-select/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
diff --git a/packages/matomo/.gitmodules b/packages/matomo/.gitmodules
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index 6ae19f67f21fde146a865f6f66411fc06ced3834..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/matomo/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
diff --git a/packages/notification/.gitmodules b/packages/notification/.gitmodules
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index 506f9e332eea4826454ca5bf51bbded34f954321..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/notification/.gitmodules
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
diff --git a/packages/person-profile/.gitmodules b/packages/person-profile/.gitmodules
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index 556fe0c20de13c8e56594492a4815e43bb2432ac..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/person-profile/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
-[submodule "vendor/person-select"]
-	path = vendor/person-select
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/PersonSelect.git
diff --git a/packages/person-select/.gitmodules b/packages/person-select/.gitmodules
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index 6ae19f67f21fde146a865f6f66411fc06ced3834..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/person-select/.gitmodules
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "vendor/auth"]
-	path = vendor/auth
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Auth.git
-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git
diff --git a/packages/qr-code-scanner/.gitmodules b/packages/qr-code-scanner/.gitmodules
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index 506f9e332eea4826454ca5bf51bbded34f954321..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/qr-code-scanner/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "vendor/common"]
-	path = vendor/common
-	url = git@gitlab.tugraz.at:dbp/web-components/Common.git