Packman is a package repository for OpenSUSE, providing additional software packages that are not available in the official repositories. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Packman on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
To add the Packman repository, you need to download and import the repository's GPG key. Run the following commands in your terminal to achieve this:
wget https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/Essentials/packman-essentials-key.asc
sudo rpm --import packman-essentials-key.asc
sudo zypper ar -cfp 90 https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/ packman
The first command downloads the Packman GPG key, and the second command imports it into your system.
The third command adds the Packman repository to your system.
Now that you've added the Packman repository, you need to update your system's package lists. Use the following command to do this:
sudo zypper ref
This command updates the repositories and retrieves package information from the newly added Packman repository.
Now that the Packman repository is added and the package lists are updated, you can install packages from Packman using the following command:
sudo zypper in [packagename]
Replace [packagename] with the name of the package you want to install.
That's it! You've successfully installed Packman on OpenSUSE Latest and can now install additional software packages that are not available in the official repositories.
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