How to Install and Uninstall gpsd Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gpsd" package

This guide let you learn how to install gpsd on openSuSE Tumbleweed

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install gpsd

2. Uninstall "gpsd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gpsd on openSuSE Tumbleweed:

$ sudo zypper remove gpsd

3. Information about the gpsd package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package gpsd:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : gpsd
Version : 3.25-3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.3 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : gpsd-3.25-3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/
Summary : Service daemon for mediating access to a GPS
Description :
gpsd is a service daemon that mediates access to a GPS sensor connected
to the host computer by serial or USB interface, making its data on the
location/course/velocity of the sensor available to be queried on TCP
port 2947 of the host computer. With gpsd, multiple GPS client
applications (such as navigational and wardriving software) can share
access to a GPS without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd
responds to queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse
than NMEA 0183. A client library is provided for applications.
After installing this RPM, gpsd will automatically connect to USB GPSes
when they are plugged in and requires no configuration. For serial
GPSes, you will need to start gpsd by hand. Once connected, the daemon
automatically discovers the correct baudrate, stop bits, and protocol.
The daemon will be quiescent when there are no clients asking for
location information, and copes gracefully when the GPS is unplugged
and replugged.