Package manager

zypper in a sentence

openSUSE Leap uses zypper to manage software from its repositories. It is a fixed release, so routine package updates stay within your current Leap version.

The commands you’ll use most

Update openSUSE Leap

Install available package updates for your current release.

sudo zypper update

Find a package

Search the repositories by name or description.

zypper search package-name

zypper info

See a package’s details before installing it.

zypper info package-name

Install a package

Install a package by its name.

sudo zypper install package-name

Remove a package

Remove a package you no longer need.

sudo zypper remove package-name