How to Install and Uninstall socat Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "socat" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install socat on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall socat on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


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

Information for package socat:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : socat
Version : 1.7.4.3-2.9
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 656.0 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : socat-1.7.4.3-2.9.src
Upstream URL : http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
Summary : Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
Description :
socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two
independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a file,
pipe, device (serial line etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX,
IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an SSL socket, proxy CONNECT connection, a
file descriptor (stdin etc.), the GNU line editor, a program, or a
combination of two of these.