How to Install and Uninstall fakeroot Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fakeroot" package

Please follow the guidance below to install fakeroot on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

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


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

Information for package fakeroot:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : fakeroot
Version : 1.29-2.9
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 268.8 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : fakeroot-1.29-2.9.src
Upstream URL : https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fakeroot
Summary : Wrapper that gives a fake root environment
Description :
fakeroot runs a command in an environment wherein it appears to have
root privileges for file manipulation. fakeroot works by replacing the
file manipulation library functions (chmod(2), stat(2) etc.) by ones
that simulate the effect the real library functions would have had,
had the user really been root.