SUSE Manager Documentation

Modifying repositories is not limited to a single repository—you can also operate on
groups:
• -a: all repositories
• -l: local repositories
• -t: remote repositories
• -m TYPE: repositories of a certain type (TYPE can be one of the following: http,
https, ftp, cd, dvd, dir, file, cifs, smb, nfs, hd, iso)
To rename a repository alias, use the renamerepo command. The following example
changes the alias from “Mozilla Firefox” to just “firefox”:
zypper renamerepo 'Mozilla Firefox' firefox
2.1.2.5 Querying Repositories and Packages with
Zypper
Zypper offers various methods to query repositories or packages. To get lists of all
products, patterns, packages or patches available, use the following commands:
zypper products
zypper patterns
zypper packages
zypper patches
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To query all repositories for certain packages, use search. It works on package names,
capabilities or, optionally, on package summaries and descriptions. Using the wildcards
* and ? in the search term is allowed. By default, the search is not case-sensitive.
zypper se firefox # simple search for "firefox"
zypper se '*fire*' # using wildcards
zypper se -d fire # also search in package descriptions and summaries
zypper se -u firefox # only display packages not already installed
To search for packages which provide a special capability, use the command
what-provides. For example, if you would like to know which package provides
the perl Module SVN::Core, use the following command:
zypper what-provides 'perl(SVN::Core)'