Zypper

Zypper

Zypper is a command line package manager for SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions. It allows users to install, update, remove and manage RPM packages on their system.
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Zypper: Command Line Package Managers

A command line package manager for SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions, allowing users to install, update, remove and manage RPM packages.

What is Zypper?

Zypper is a powerful command line package manager utility that comes pre-installed in SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions. It allows users to easily install, update, remove and manage RPM software packages on their system.

Some of the key features of Zypper include:

  • Installing, upgrading and removing packages from online repositories
  • Managing repositories - add, remove, refresh, etc.
  • Updating all packages or specific packages on the system
  • Searching for packages based on name, description, etc.
  • Locking package versions
  • Fixing package dependencies and conflicts
  • Downloading RPM files without installing them
  • Integration with ZYpp packageKit for graphical interface

Zypper has more advanced dependency resolution and management capabilities compared to other CLI package managers like Yum or Apt. It has options for both interactive usage and non-interactive usage via commands, batch files and scripts making it useful for system administrators. Overall, Zypper provides complete lifecycle package management on SUSE/openSUSE systems.

Zypper Features

Features

  1. Command line interface for package management
  2. Install, update, remove RPM packages
  3. Dependency resolution
  4. Package downloads
  5. Repository management

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Powerful CLI for automation

Handles dependencies automatically

Integrated with YaST graphical tool

Supports multiple repositories

Cons

Less user-friendly than graphical tools

Less packages than other distros like Debian or Ubuntu

Specific to SUSE/openSUSE Linux distros

Official Links

Official Website
https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Zypper

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