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Package management - openSUSE Wiki
The package manager also makes it easy to remove packages later or to update them. The number of packages available for installation depends on which repositories you have added. openSUSE native package manager is YaST (GUI and TUI) and the zypper command line, although the distribution ships ...
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: What is package manager in openSUSE and a few more questions.
March 24, 2025 -
I'm getting into Linux world, so please don't be mad with me if I don't know something. Thanks
2 days ago I installed Arch (and then deleted it and installed EndeavorOS). Since I don't hate myself and my time, after that I started looking for the new distro. Then I come across OpenSUSE Tumbleweed (I hope I spelled it right). I use Arch (BTW) for many reasons but most of them are also present in OpenSUSE. Thing I will miss on Open SUSE are listed below: (I know they can have alternatives on OpenSUSE)
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AUR - I absolutely love it, you can install almost all the software I use and what isn't on normal package manager. (I care the most about VScode with plugins).
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pacman - This package manager feels perfect. Commends are simple and packages are easily googlable. I couldn't find what package manager OpenSUSE have.
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Arch wiki + forum - This is probably the best and biggest source of knowledge about Linux in general, but some solutions are exclusive for Arch.
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The package manager is zypper. I’m not sure what your other questions are, your post is very unclear.
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OBS is slightly similar to AUR, excepted that OBS can build package for any distribution. In fact, you can find some Archlinux package right there. OpenSUSE use zypper. In terms of features, zypper have patterns, similar to group install from DNF. zypper is powerful but it doesn't have built-in apt remove equivalent so you need to do a one liner she'll command. (Pacman didn't have such feature as autoremove to so...) https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Zypper_usage 3. OpenSUSE wiki is quite inconsistent. The documentation is splitted into many websites and even SUSE provide some documentation. Sometimes the documentation is just perfect, sometimes it is just full of intimidating text who makes the documentation harder to read. Sometimes the documentation feels outdated or incomplete. Feel free to contribute if you want.
Is easy package management possible in openSUSE?
OBS is the equivalent of AUR on Opensuse. It consists of development repos that aim to deliver packages into factory where the tumbleweed snapshots are made it also has home repos where people often build packages that aren't in tumbleweeds main repos. you can visit software.opensuse.org to browse but also you can use a cli tool, opi. opi also has some custom scripts for installing popular proprietary software like vivaldi skype etc More on reddit.com
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September 15, 2021Things to know before switching to OpenSuse?
I'll try to answer your questions in order. Probably the biggest difference you will notice is package management. SUSE does not use deb files, but RPM. It also has some packages Debian does not, and lacks some packages Debian has. It usually does not matter though, as the packages I am referring to, are typically small projects. Packaging. I personally like libzypp (Zypper) and YaST. Some people don't. Also there are some things SUSE seems to do a little different (IE. update-bootloader vs grub-update), and I think it mounts partitions in a different folder (/run/media). The way partitioning is handled in the setup is poor, IMO, but it is workable. I liked how it used to be handled about 5-10 years ago better. I would recommend Leap over Tumbleweed (I just don't like rolling releases), but both are good. If you use Nvidia, add the Nvidia repo. Also for codecs, install opi (zypper in opi) and run opi codecs. You also get to choose your DE in the initial setup, so unlike most distros, its an "AIO" of sorts, vs KDE iso, Gnome iso, XFCE iso, etc. TL;DR. Packaging is probably the biggest difference, and some things are slightly different. IE default mount points. Hope this helps. More on reddit.com
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July 4, 2022Your thoughts on using Nix package manager along with zypper.
Hello If you're trying to test out something new, then there is an effort to allow users to use DNF as an alternative package manager (respective also libdnf as underlying library for remaining tools) on Leap and TW. It's bit of a long run. If there is nobody leading the Nix effort on openSUSE, then I can't imagine how it could provide comparable user experience as either zypper or DNF https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:DNF Just my thoughts More on reddit.com
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August 23, 2022openSUSE is brilliantly engineered (an appreciation post)
Personally, it stopped my distro hopping. It was a stable yet more frequent distro, with a good UI tool for some of the deeper configuration. I've had it on my desktop, laptop, and Chromebook. Also, I like that all of the desktops in the installer are not second class or anything. Even the IceWM fallbacks provide a good experience. Everything is stable, the defaults set you up with snapshots to roll back to, and Zypper's conflict resolution has had better results for me than Apt. For me, it is the perfect "just works, headache free" distro... so far. More on reddit.com
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September 5, 2022Videos
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OpenSuSe package manager: install, remove and search - YouTube
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Stop Struggling on openSUSE – Master Zypper Now! - YouTube
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Mastering Zypper: The Ultimate Guide to openSUSE Package Management ...
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Unlocking OPI: Your Ultimate Guide to openSUSE Package Installer ...
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openSUSE
doc.opensuse.org › documentation › leap › reference › html › book-reference › cha-sw-cl.html
Managing software with command line tools | Reference | openSUSE Leap 15.6
For a definition of the terminology ... or removing software”, Section 9.1 “Definition of terms”. ... Zypper is a command line package manager for installing, updating, and removing packages....
Linode
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Use Zypper to Manage Packages in openSUSE | Linode Docs
September 5, 2023 - Zypper is a command-line package management system for the openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) distributions. Zypper builds on the software-management functions of ZYpp (libzypp) for installing, removing, and managing packages, as well ...
openSUSE
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New Package Management Tool Debuts - openSUSE News
The usable alpha when packaged and released for Tumbleweed and Slowroll will include most of the key features necessary for effective package management. YQPkg was developed during Hack Week 24 and is a standalone Qt-based package manager, free from YaST dependencies.
Linux Hint
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How to Use OpenSUSE Package Manager – Linux Hint
In SUSE Linux (openSUSE, SUSE Enterprise, and derivatives), zypper and YaST are the package managers. While YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) is for administrating, setting up and configuring SUSE Linux, zypper is the CLI interface of the ZYpp package manager. ZYpp is at the core of both zypper ...
LinuxBabe
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Introduction to Zypper Package manager For OpenSUSE and SLE
March 12, 2016 - Zypper is the command line package manager on openSUSE and SLE. It's also a repository manager, having the capability of adding and removing repositories.
Linuxiac
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Zypper Package Manager User Guide for openSUSE Users
November 24, 2025 - Learn how to use Zypper, openSUSE's package manager, through practical examples to easily install, update, and manage software and repositories.
MakeUseOf
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How to Manage Packages in openSUSE With Zypper
September 27, 2023 - Zypper is an easy command-line tool for package management in openSUSE that lets you install, remove, and update packages as well as manage repositories.
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: Is easy package management possible in openSUSE?
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So well, I have been using Arch Linux for a veery long time now and got used to ridiculously easy package management with AUR helper "yay". I just type "yay [package_name]" and no matter where it is, if it's available for Arch, it installs.
But now, since my company is hosting servers on openSUSE, I decided to try and make a switchj. All is great, but zypper doesn't seem to have all packages I need, I see a snap option, a flatpak option, packman option and this is just overwhelming. Too much package managers was the reason I left Ubuntu.
Is there something similar to yay and AUR in openSUSE? Where I type one command (or use one gui tool) and install software, no matter if I need to use zypper, snap, flatpak, or any hellish bs there is.
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OBS is the equivalent of AUR on Opensuse. It consists of development repos that aim to deliver packages into factory where the tumbleweed snapshots are made it also has home repos where people often build packages that aren't in tumbleweeds main repos. you can visit software.opensuse.org to browse but also you can use a cli tool, opi. opi also has some custom scripts for installing popular proprietary software like vivaldi skype etc
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Hello, for flatpak you can use, as indicated, the following ways to install the repo: https://flatpak.org/setup/openSUSE/ since you are new I recommend the: 1-click installer, then restart and you should be able to manage the programs (also flatpak) via discover (tool kde) or via the gnome package manager which I don't remember now. for normal packages (no flatpak) you can rely on yast -> package manager, you can install, uninstall, block packages that are in openSUSE repositories. I personally manage the flatpak via the terminal (with the --user variable) because I feel better. I hope I have been useful to you, good linux.
Managed Server
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Package Management in SUSE Linux - Managed Server
May 3, 2024 - Zypper is the command-line package management tool for SUSE Linux distributions. First launched with openSUSE 10.3, this tool revolutionized the way users and administrators manage software on SUSE-based systems.
Wikipedia
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ZYpp - Wikipedia
May 15, 2026 - ZYpp (or libzypp; "Zen / YaST Packages Patches Patterns Products") is a package manager engine that powers Linux applications like Myrlyn, YaST, Zypper and the implementation of PackageKit for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise. Unlike some more basic package managers, it provides a satisfiability ...
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YQPkg: A Modern, Qt-based Package Manager To Replace YaST In OpenSUSE - OSTechNix
December 23, 2024 - OpenSUSE is introducing a new package manager called YQPkg, a modern, standalone, Qt-based solution designed to simplify software package management on openSUSE Linux distributions.
Linux.com
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openSUSE Package Management Cheat Sheet - Linux.com
January 19, 2017 - zypper refresh zypper refresh openSUSE-Leap-4.2-Update · Generate a table of all packages in a repo, and their installed status:
GitHub
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GitHub - openSUSE/zypper: World's most powerful command line package manager · GitHub
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openSUSE
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Install package system:packagemanager / pacman
zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:packagemanager/openSUSE_Factory_ARM/system:packagemanager.repo zypper refresh zypper install pacman
LinuxBoost
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How to Manage Software Packages on OpenSUSE - LinuxBoost
April 3, 2023 - Zypper is the command-line package manager for OpenSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions. It is the go-to tool for managing software packages, providing functionality to install, update, and remove packages on your system.
openSUSE
software.opensuse.org › package › rpm
openSUSE Software
RPM Package Manager is the main tool for managing the software packages of the SuSE Linux distribution. RPM can be used to install and remove software packages. With rpm, it is easy to update packages. RPM keeps track of all these manipulations in a central database.
Medium
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Myrlyn 1.0: A Modern, Standalone Package Manager GUI for openSUSE Has Arrived | by Khurram Shahzad | Medium
January 20, 2026 - Provide a lightweight, intuitive GUI for installing, updating, removing packages and patterns, and managing repositories — one that’s especially poised to take over much of YaST’s traditional software management role as openSUSE evolves (think Agama installer and Cockpit integrations in the future).
SUSE
documentation.suse.com › sbp › systems-management › html › SBP-RPM-Packaging › index.html
Introduction to RPM Packaging | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
May 28, 2017 - Moreover, each operating system provides its own package manager, a special utility to add and remove packages from the system. SUSE-based systems – openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise - use the RPM Package Manager.