How to Install and Uninstall mt-st Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "mt-st" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mt-st on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                mt-st
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mt-st" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mt-st on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                mt-st
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mt-st package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package mt-st:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : mt-st
Version : 1.7-1.4
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 114.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : mt-st-1.7-1.4.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/iustin/mt-st
Summary : Utility for Controlling Magnetic Tape Drives
Description :
mt-st tools contains two programs: mt and stinit, used for dealing
with Linux-specific tape-drive handling. mt program is tailored for
SCSI tape drives, but it can also be used with other Linux tape
drivers that use the same ioctls. The program stinit is meant for
initializing of SCSI tape drive modes at system startup, or when
new tape drivers are added.