How to Install and Uninstall fakeroot Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "fakeroot" package

This is a short guide on how to install fakeroot on openSUSE Leap


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

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


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

Information for package fakeroot:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : fakeroot
Version : 1.25.3-bp155.3.11
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 256.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : fakeroot-1.25.3-bp155.3.11.src
Upstream URL : http://fakeroot.alioth.debian.org/
Summary : Wrapper that gives a fake root environment
Description :
fakeroot runs a command in an environment wherein it appears to have
root privileges for file manipulation. fakeroot works by replacing the
file manipulation library functions (chmod(2), stat(2) etc.) by ones
that simulate the effect the real library functions would have had,
had the user really been root.