How to Install and Uninstall driverctl Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "driverctl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install driverctl on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall driverctl on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


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

Information for package driverctl:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : driverctl
Version : 0.111-3.1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 40.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : driverctl-0.111-3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://gitlab.com/driverctl/driverctl
Summary : Device driver control utility
Description :
driverctl is a tool for manipulating and inspecting the system
device driver choices.
Devices are normally assigned to their sole designated kernel driver
by default. However in some situations it may be desireable to
override that default, for example to try an older driver to
work around a regression in a driver or to try an experimental alternative
driver. Another common use-case is pass-through drivers and driver
stubs to allow userspace to drive the device, such as in case of
virtualization.
driverctl integrates with udev to support overriding
driver selection for both cold- and hotplugged devices from the
moment of discovery, but can also change already assigned drivers,
assuming they are not in use by the system. The driver overrides
created by driverctl are persistent across system reboots
by default.