How to Install and Uninstall whois Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "whois" package

Please follow the guidance below to install whois on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

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


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

Information for package whois:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : whois
Version : 5.5.21-1.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 399.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : whois-5.5.21-1.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/rfc1036/whois
Summary : Intelligent WHOIS client
Description :
This package provides a commandline client for the WHOIS (RFC 3912)
protocol, which queries online servers for information such as contact
details for domains and IP address assignments.
It can intelligently select the appropriate WHOIS server for most queries.
The package also contains mkpasswd, a features-rich front end to the
password encryption function crypt(3).