How to Install and Uninstall varnish Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "varnish" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install varnish on openSUSE Leap


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

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


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

Information for package varnish:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : varnish
Version : 7.2.1-bp155.1.7
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 2.8 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : varnish-7.2.1-bp155.1.7.src
Upstream URL : https://varnish-cache.org/
Summary : Accelerator for HTTP services
Description :
Varnish is an HTTP accelerator. Often called Reverse Proxy, it is an
application that stores (caches) documents that have been requested
over the HTTP protocol.
Based on certain criteria, the next client requesting the document is either
given the cached document, or a "fresh" document requested from a backend
server. The purpose of this is to minimize the requests going to the backend
server(s) by serving the same document to potentially many users.