How to Install and Uninstall devscripts Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "devscripts" package

This is a short guide on how to install devscripts on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall devscripts on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the devscripts package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package devscripts:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : devscripts
Version : 2.22.2-1.10
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 2.2 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : devscripts-2.22.2-1.10.src
Upstream URL : https://salsa.debian.org/debian/devscripts
Summary : Scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Description :
Collection of scripts for working on Debian packages.
Examples:
- bts: A command-line tool for manipulating the Debian Bug
Tracking System.
- dcontrol: Remotely query package and source control files for
all Debian distributions.
- debchange/dch: Automagically add entries to debian/changelog
files.
- debsign, debrsign: Sign a .changes/.dsc pair without needing any
of the rest of the package to be present; can sign the pair
remotely or fetch the pair from a remote machine for signing.
- diff2patches: Extract patches from a .diff.gz file placing them
under debian/ or, if present, debian/patches.
- licensecheck: Attempt to determine the license of source files.
- uscan: Scan upstream sites for new releases of packages.