How to Install and Uninstall weston Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "weston" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall weston on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


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

Information for package weston:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : weston
Version : 13.0.0-1.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.4 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : weston-13.0.0-1.2.src
Upstream URL : https://wayland.freedesktop.org/
Summary : Wayland Reference Compositor
Description :
Weston is the reference implementation of a Wayland compositor, and a
useful compositor in its own right. Weston has various backends that
lets it run on Linux kernel modesetting and evdev input as well as
under X11. Weston ships with a few example clients, from simple
clients that demonstrate certain aspects of the protocol to more
complete clients and a simplistic toolkit. There is also a quite
capable terminal emulator (weston-terminal) and an toy/example
desktop shell. Finally, weston also provides integration with the
Xorg server and can pull X clients into the Wayland desktop and act
as a X window manager.