Libzypp/Features

From openSUSE

Integrity

• repository can provide signing keys rpm-md and YaST
• signed repository metadata
• signed packages

Formats

• YaST (a.k.a. SuSEtags)
• rpm-md (yum)
• Novell Update Service (NU)
• Repository Index Service (RIS)
• Plain directories
• support for .repo files (smart, yum)

Media access

• transparent Metalink support
• HTTP(S)
• FTP
• CD/DVD (multiple media)
• NFS
• SMB
• Partition
• Directory
• Loopback ISO

Objects:

• Package
• Patch
• Pattern
• Product

Multi-arch

• compatible archs (i686, i586)
• incompatible archs
• patches

Functions

• Distribution upgrade algorithm
• Split-provides dependencies
• Package renames via provides/obsoletes

Update

• Restart-packagemanagement trigger
• Reboot-system trigger
• Message
• Script

License popups

• Product/Repository license
• Package license
• Patch license

Dependencies:

• Locale
• Locale+Package
• Conditional
• Filesystem
• Modalias
• Hal dependency

Others

• Package Locking
• Package Vendor handling
• Transaction per package