How to Install and Uninstall golly Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "golly" package

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

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install golly

2. Uninstall "golly" package

Learn how to uninstall golly on openSuSE Tumbleweed:

$ sudo zypper remove golly

3. Information about the golly package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package golly:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : golly
Version : 4.2-2.5
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 3.3 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : golly-4.2-2.5.src
Upstream URL : https://golly.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Tool for exploring Game of Life and other automata
Description :
Key features:
- Supports both bounded and unbounded universes.
- Supports various topologies (plane, torus, Klein bottle, etc.).
- Supports multi-state universes (cells can have up to 256 states).
- Includes the QuickLife algorithm.
- Uses the HashLife algorithm to see large patterns evolve at huge time scales.
- Supports many different rules, including Wolfram's 1D rules, WireWorld, Generations, and John von Neumann's 29-state CA.
- Uses the RuleLoader algorithm to load custom rules.
- Reads RLE, macrocell, Life 1.05/1.06, dblife, and MCell files.
- Can also read common graphic formats: BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF.
- Can extract patterns, scripts and rules from zip files.
- Downloads files from online archives.
- Includes a pattern collection.
- Paste in patterns from the clipboard.
- Unlimited undo/redo.
- Unbounded zooming out for astronomical patterns.
- Auto fit option keeps a generating pattern within view.
- Full screen option (no menu/status/tool/scroll bars).
- Supports multiple layers, including cloned layers.
- HTML-based help with an integrated Life Lexicon.
- Scriptable via Lua or Python.
- User-configurable keyboard shortcuts.