How to Install and Uninstall stow Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "stow" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install stow on openSUSE Leap

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install stow

2. Uninstall "stow" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall stow on openSUSE Leap:

$ sudo zypper remove stow

3. Information about the stow package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package stow:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : stow
Version : 2.3.1-bp155.2.8
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 313.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : stow-2.3.1-bp155.2.8.src
Upstream URL : https://gnu.org/software/stow/
Summary : Manage the installation of software packages from source
Description :
GNU Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of
software and/or data located in separate directories on the
filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place.
For example, /usr/local/bin could contain symlinks to files within
/usr/local/stow/emacs/bin, /usr/local/stow/perl/bin etc., and
likewise recursively for any other subdirectories such as .../share,
.../man, and so on.
This is particularly useful for keeping track of system-wide and
per-user installations of software built from source, but can also
facilitate a more controlled approach to management of configuration
files in the user's home directory, especially when coupled with
version control systems.
Stow is implemented as a combination of a Perl script providing a CLI
interface, and a backend Perl module which does most of the work.