How to Install and Uninstall rungetty Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed
Last updated: February 03,2025
1. Install "rungetty" package
Please follow the steps below to install rungetty on openSuSE Tumbleweed
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sudo zypper refresh
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sudo zypper install
rungetty
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2. Uninstall "rungetty" package
This tutorial shows how to uninstall rungetty on openSuSE Tumbleweed:
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sudo zypper remove
rungetty
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3. Information about the rungetty package on openSuSE Tumbleweed
Information for package rungetty:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : rungetty
Version : 1.2-9.12
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 44.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : rungetty-1.2-9.12.src
Summary : Minimal Getty for Virtual Consoles
Description :
rungetty might be the getty you were looking for when you want to run any
program, not just login. If a different program than login is used it usually
is run as nobody:nogroup, or the user/group specified on the commandline.
rungetty can even be configured to autologin, under certain circumstances.
See the manual page for more information.
You have to change some lines in /etc/inittab for having any effect after
installing the package. rungetty is based on mingetty and therefore not
suitable for serial use.
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : rungetty
Version : 1.2-9.12
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 44.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : rungetty-1.2-9.12.src
Summary : Minimal Getty for Virtual Consoles
Description :
rungetty might be the getty you were looking for when you want to run any
program, not just login. If a different program than login is used it usually
is run as nobody:nogroup, or the user/group specified on the commandline.
rungetty can even be configured to autologin, under certain circumstances.
See the manual page for more information.
You have to change some lines in /etc/inittab for having any effect after
installing the package. rungetty is based on mingetty and therefore not
suitable for serial use.