How to Install and Uninstall sharutils Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "sharutils" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall sharutils on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


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

Information for package sharutils:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : sharutils
Version : 4.15.2-8.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 456.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : sharutils-4.15.2-8.1.src
Upstream URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/
Summary : GNU shar utilities
Description :
This is the set of GNU shar utilities.
shar makes shell archives out of many files, preparing them for
transmission by electronic mail services. Use unshar to unpack shell
archives after reception.
uuencode prepares a file for transmission over an electronic channel
which ignores or otherwise mangles the eight bit (high order bit) of
bytes. uudecode does the converse transformation.