SUSE Linux-Zypper command example

SUSE Linux-Zypper command example

Zypper is a command line interface used in SUSE Linux to install, upgrade, uninstall, manage repositories, and query various packages. This article will discuss several examples of different commands of zypper.

Syntax:

1. # Zypper [-- global-opts] <command> [-- command-opts] [command-arguments]

The section in the brackets can be unnecessary. The simplest way to execute zypper is to input zypper and.

Example 1: List available Global Options and commands

Open the terminal, enter zypper, and press enter to display all available Global Options and commands.

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper

Example 2: get help from a command of zypper

Syntax: zypper help [command]

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper help remove
2. Remove (rm) [options] <capability>...
3.  
4. Remove packages with specified capabilities.
5. A capability is NAME [. ARCH] [OP <VERSION>], where OP is one of <, <=, =, >=,>.
6.  
7. Command options:
8. -R, -- repo <alias | # | URI> Load only the specified repository.
9. -T, -- type <type> Type of package (package, patch, pattern, product ).
10.  
11. Default: package.
12. -N, -- name Select packages by plain name, notby capability.
13. -C, -- capability Select packages by capability.
14. -- Debug-solver Create solver test casefor debugging.
15. -R, -- no-force-resolution Donot force the solver to find solution, let it ask.
16. -- Force-resolution Force the solver to find a solution (even an aggressive one ).
17. -U, -- clean-deps Automatically remove unneeded dependencies.
18. -U, -- no-clean-deps No automatic removal of unneeded dependencies.
19. -D, -- dry-run Test the removal, donot actually remove.

Example 3: Open zypper shell/session

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper sh
2. Zypper>

Or

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper shell
2. Zypper>

Example 4: List the defined Repositories

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper repos

Or

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper lr

4.1) List warehouse URIs in a table

4.2) List warehouses with priority

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper lr-p

Example 5: refresh the Repository

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper ref
2. Repository 'opensuse-13.1-Non-Oss' is up to date.
3. Repository 'opensuse-13.1-Oss' is up to date.
4. Repository 'opensuse-13.1-Update' is up to date.
5. Repository 'opensuse-13.1-Update-Non-Oss' is up to date.
6. All repositories have been refreshed.

Example 6: Modify the zypper Repository

The zypper repository can be modified using aliases, numbers, or Uris, or '-all,-remote,-local, and-medium-type.

Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper mr-d 6 # disable warehouse linux-xa3t No. 6 :~ # Zypper mr-rk-p 70 upd # Enable Automatic correspondence and set rpm file 'cache' for the 'upd' warehouse, and set it to priority 70 linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper mr-Ka # disable rpm File Cache linux-xa3t for all repositories :~ # Zypper mr-kt # Set the rpm file cache for the remote Repository

Example 7: Add a repository

Syntax: zypper addrepo or zypper ar <repository URL or alias>

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/update/13.1/ update
2. Adding repository 'update '................................... .......... [done]
3. Repository 'update' successfully added
4. Enabled: Yes
5. Autorefresh: No
6. GPG check: Yes
7. URI: http://download.opensuse.org/update/13.1/

Example 8: Remove a repository

Syntax: zypper removerepo <repository Name> <alias>

Or

Zypper rr <repository Name> <alias>

1. Linux-xa3t :~ # Zypper rr openSUSE-13.1-1.10 openSUSE-13.1-1.10
2. Removing repository 'opensuse-13.1-1.10 '...... [done]
3. Repository 'opensuse-13.1-1.10 'has been removed.

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