How to Install and Uninstall udev Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "udev" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall udev on openSUSE Leap:


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

Information for package udev:
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Repository : Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Name : udev
Version : 249.17-150400.8.40.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 8.7 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : systemd-249.17-150400.8.40.1.src
Upstream URL : http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html
Summary : A rule-based device node and kernel event manager
Description :
Udev creates and removes device nodes in /dev for devices discovered or
removed from the system. It receives events via kernel netlink messages
and dispatches them according to rules in /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/. Matching
rules may name a device node, create additional symlinks to the node,
call tools to initialize a device, or load needed kernel modules.