How to Install and Uninstall spice-vdagent Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "spice-vdagent" package

Learn how to install spice-vdagent on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                spice-vdagent
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "spice-vdagent" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall spice-vdagent on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                spice-vdagent
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the spice-vdagent package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package spice-vdagent:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : spice-vdagent
Version : 0.22.1-150500.2.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 197.2 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : spice-vdagent-0.22.1-150500.2.2.src
Upstream URL : http://spice-space.org/
Summary : Agent for Spice guests
Description :
Spice agent for Linux guests offering the following features:
Features:
* Client mouse mode (no need to grab mouse by client, no mouse lag)
this is handled by the daemon by feeding mouse events into the kernel
via uinput. This will only work if the active X-session is running a
spice-vdagent process so that its resolution can be determined.
* Automatic adjustment of the X-session resolution to the client resolution
* Support of copy and paste (text and images) between the active X-session
and the client