How to Install and Uninstall eatmydata Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "eatmydata" package

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


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                eatmydata
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "eatmydata" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall eatmydata on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                eatmydata
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the eatmydata package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package eatmydata:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : eatmydata
Version : 130-bp155.2.10
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 50.8 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : eatmydata-130-bp155.2.10.src
Upstream URL : https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
Summary : A library to disable fsync calls
Description :
libeatmydata is a small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently)
disable fsync (and friends, like open(O_SYNC)). This has two side-effects:
making software that writes data safely to disk a lot quicker and making
this software no longer crash safe.