How to Install and Uninstall kdump Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "kdump" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kdump on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


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

Information for package kdump:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : kdump
Version : 2.0.1-1.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 180.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : kdump-2.0.1-1.2.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/openSUSE/kdump
Summary : Kernel crash dump scripts and utilities
Description :
kdump is a package that includes several scripts for kdump, including
the kdump service and configuration files
The kernel package and this package are all that are required for a
crash dump to occur. However, if you wish to debug the crash dump
yourself you will need several debugging packages installed for each
kernel flavor and release you wish to debug.
For example, if you are debugging kernel-default, you will need:
- kernel-default-debuginfo
- kernel-default-devel
- kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
These packages are not needed to create the dump and can be installed
after a crash dump has occured.