How to Install and Uninstall patool Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "patool" package

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


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

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


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

Information for package patool:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : patool
Version : 1.12-bp155.3.10
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 397.4 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : patool-1.12-bp155.3.10.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/wummel/patool
Summary : Portable Command Line Archive File Manager
Description :
patool is a portable command line archive file manager. Various archive types
can be created, extracted, tested and listed by patool.
The advantage of patool is its simplicity in handling archive files without
having to remember a myriad of programs and options.
The archive format is determined by the file(1) program and as a fallback by
the archive file extension.
patool supports 7z (.7z), ACE (.ace), ALZIP (.alz), AR (.a), ARC (.arc), ARJ
(.arj), BZIP2 (.bz2), CAB (.cab), compress (.Z), CPIO (.cpio), DEB (.deb), GZIP
(.gz), LRZIP (.lrz), LZH (.lha, .lzh), LZIP (.lz), LZMA (.lzma), LZOP (.lzo),
RPM (.rpm), RAR (.rar), TAR (.tar), XZ (.xz), and ZIP (.zip, .jar) formats.
It relies on helper applications to handle those archive formats.