How to Install and Uninstall read-only-root-fs Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "read-only-root-fs" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install read-only-root-fs on openSUSE Leap

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install read-only-root-fs

2. Uninstall "read-only-root-fs" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall read-only-root-fs on openSUSE Leap:

$ sudo zypper remove read-only-root-fs

3. Information about the read-only-root-fs package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package read-only-root-fs:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : read-only-root-fs
Version : 1.0+git20190206.586e9f1-150100.3.3.1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 19.3 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : read-only-root-fs-1.0+git20190206.586e9f1-150100.3.3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/openSUSE/read-only-root-fs
Summary : Files and Scripts for a RO root fileystem
Description :
Files, scripts and directories to run the system with a
read-only root filesystem with /etc writeable via overlayfs.
This package should never be installed in an already running
system! It should only be selected by a system role for a
read-only root filesystem with transactional updates.
The package will create / modify entries for mounting /etc and /var.
Those entries are used by dracut to mount the overlay file systems
during the early boot phase.

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