Zypper
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The facts
Each one read from Zypper's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- Zypper supports non-interactive operation and can be used from scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build
- The project repository documents building Zypper with CMake and make.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- The development page lists libzypp-devel, CMake, GCC C++, and other packages as build dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Developer contact
- The development page lists a ZYpp development mailing list as a way to contact developers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The development page says Zypper has a detailed manual page named doc/zypper.8.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install and remove
- Zypper can install and remove software packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interactive use
- Zypper can be used interactively or non-interactively by users, scripts, or front-ends.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository identifies Zypper as licensed under GNU GPL version 2 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lockfile support
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Non-interactive mode
- The usage page documents a global non-interactive option for running commands without prompts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package formats
- RPM packages and source RPM packageschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package operations
- The documented package commands include install, remove, and source-install.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package types
- The usage guide describes packages, patches, patterns, and products as searchable package types.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Zypper is a command-line interface to the ZYpp system management library (libzypp).checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zypper is a command-line package manager for installing, updating, and removing packages and managing repositories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Repositories
- Zypper can add, remove, refresh, and modify software repositories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Repository management
- Zypper can list, add, remove, modify, and refresh software repositories and services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Script use
- The usage page describes Zypper as useful for remote software management and shell scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- The usage page documents searching for packages and querying package information and capabilities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search and queries
- Zypper can search for packages and query package information and dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source code
- The development page states that Zypper source code is maintained in a Git repository on GitHub.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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