How To Install zypper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zypper on Debian 12.
What is zypper
zypper is:
Zypper is a command line tool for managing software. It can be used to add package repositories, search for packages, install, remove, or update packages, install patches, hardware drivers, verify dependencies, and more. Zypper can be used interactively or non-interactively by user, from scripts, or front-ends.
There are three methods to install zypper on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zypper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zypper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zypper
Install zypper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zypper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zypper
Install zypper Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install zypper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zypper
How To Uninstall zypper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the zypper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zypper
Uninstall zypper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zypper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zypper
Remove zypper Configurations and Data
To remove zypper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zypper
Remove zypper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zypper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zypper
Dependencies
zypper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zypper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
