How to Install and Uninstall zerofree Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "zerofree" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install zerofree on openSUSE Leap


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

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


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

Information for package zerofree:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : zerofree
Version : 1.0.4-1.33
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 39.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : zerofree-1.0.4-1.33.src
Upstream URL : http://frippery.org/uml/
Summary : Utility for ext2 filesystems that zeroes out unallocated blocks
Description :
zerofree is a utility for ext2 filesystems that will scan the
list of free blocks in a filesystem and fill with zeroes any
blocks that do not already contain zeroes.
This RPM also includes the sparsify utility, which will scan all
files in an ext2 filesystem and ensure that they are maximally
sparse.
See http://intgat.tigress.co.uk/rmy/uml/index.html for more info.