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zypper

Manages packages on openSUSE and SUSE systems.

zypper installs, removes, updates, and queries RPM packages through libzypp repositories.

Syntax
zypper [command] [package]

Arguments explained

  • refresh updates repository metadata.
  • install adds packages.
  • remove uninstalls packages.
  • update updates packages.
  • search finds packages.

Common examples

Refresh and update
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update

Updates repo metadata, then applies package updates.

Install a package
sudo zypper install curl

Installs curl from openSUSE repositories.

zypper Command
FieldDetails
Commandzypper
CategoryPackage Management
Primary useManages packages on openSUSE and SUSE systems.
Syntaxzypper [command] [package]

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