How to Install and Uninstall cpio Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cpio" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cpio on openSUSE Leap

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install cpio

2. Uninstall "cpio" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall cpio on openSUSE Leap:

$ sudo zypper remove cpio

3. Information about the cpio package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package cpio:
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Repository : Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Name : cpio
Version : 2.13-150400.3.6.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 292.6 KiB
Installed : Yes (automatically)
Status : up-to-date
Source package : cpio-2.13-150400.3.6.1.src
Upstream URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html
Summary : A Backup and Archiving Utility
Description :
GNU cpio is a program to manage archives of files. Cpio copies files
into or out of a cpio or tar archive. An archive is a file that contains
other files plus information about them, such as their pathname, owner,
time stamps, and access permissions. The archive can be another file on
the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe.