How to Install and Uninstall nbdkit Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "nbdkit" package

Learn how to install nbdkit on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                nbdkit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nbdkit" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall nbdkit on openSUSE Leap:


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

Information for package nbdkit:
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Repository : Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Name : nbdkit
Version : 1.36.1-150400.3.6.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 0 B
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : nbdkit-1.36.1-150400.3.6.1.src
Upstream URL : https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit
Summary : Network Block Device server
Description :
NBD is a protocol for accessing block devices (hard disks and
disk-like things) over the network.
nbdkit is a toolkit for creating NBD servers.
The key features are:
* Multithreaded NBD server written in C.
* Minimal dependencies for the basic server.
* Documented plugin API with a stable ABI guarantee.
Lets you to export "unconventional" block devices.
* You can write plugins in C or many other languages.
* Filters can be stacked in front of plugins to transform the output.
'nbdkit' is a meta-package which pulls in the core server and a
subset of plugins and filters with minimal dependencies.
If you want just the server, install 'nbdkit-server'.
To develop plugins, install the 'nbdkit-devel' package and start by
reading the nbdkit(1) and nbdkit-plugin(3) manual pages.