How to Install and Uninstall canlock Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "canlock" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install canlock on openSUSE Leap

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install canlock

2. Uninstall "canlock" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall canlock on openSUSE Leap:

$ sudo zypper remove canlock

3. Information about the canlock package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package canlock:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : canlock
Version : 3.3.0-bp155.1.7
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 60.1 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : libcanlock-3.3.0-bp155.1.7.src
Upstream URL : https://micha.freeshell.org/libcanlock/
Summary : Utilities for creating and verifying Usenet cancel locks
Description :
Cancel locks are used by Usenet article posters to authenticate their
authorship of an article. It may then by used by servers to prevent
cancel and supersede abuse. The use of this feature remains the
newsmaster's decision.
This package contains a simple utility wrapping the canlock library,
which may be used for both the generation and the verification of
cancel locks, along with a message header parser and a header field
parser.