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This article describes new features and changes in Zypper since openSUSE 10.3 until 11.0

New features

• zypper verify to check for broken hard dependencies
• zypper install/remove now supports:
  • wildcards (zypper in yast*, zypper in *zypp*)
  • versions (zypper in foo-1.2.3 or foo=1.2.3 or foo>1.3.0 (beware of bash! \>))
  • removal while installing and installation while removing: e.g. zypper in foo -bar, zypper rm foo +bar
  • automatic fallback to search by capabilities if the specified package could not be found by name
• zypper install additionally supports:
  • installation of plain RPM files while satisfying dependencies from repositories (zypper in foo.rpm, zypper in http://downloads.foo.site/any.rpm)
  • --force option (install only) to force reinstallation of an already installed package
  • per-package forcing of repository (zypper in <repo_alias>:packagename)
• zypper source-install is now able to install also build dependencies
• repository number, alias, or base URI can be used to specify a repository wherever a repository is expected
• --no-recommends option for in/rm/up/dup/ve/si commands to avoid installation of recommended packages (weak dependencies) to install only required stuff
• --dry-run option for in/rm/up/dup/ve/si commands to only simulate the installation (--keep-packages comes handy here then if you want to actually install the stuff and avoid downloading it again).
• --force-resolution and --no-force-resolution option for in/rm/up commands to change the default value forced solver mode.
• zypper source-install is now able to install also build dependencies of specified source packages
• New options in zypper repos:
  • -u, --uri
  • -p, --priority
  • -d, --details
  • -U, --sort-by-uri
  • -P, --sort-by-priority
  • -A, --sort-by-alias
  • -N, --sort-by-name
• zypper addrepo can accept a .repo file URI as a single argument (no need for -r option)
• New options in zypper addrepo:
  • -c, --check
  • -C, --no-check
  • -n, --name
  • -k, --keep-packages
  • -K, --no-keep-packages
• New options in zypper modifyrepo:
  • -n, --name
  • -p, --priority <positive-integer>
  • -k, --keep-packages
  • -K, --no-keep-packages
  • -a, --all
  • -l, --local
  • -t, --remote
  • -m, --medium-type <type>
• zypper removerepo now accepts multiple arguments
• zypper clean to clean zypp caches for specified repos (rpm package cache by default):
  • -m, --metadata Clean metadata cache.
  • -M, --raw-metadata Clean raw metadata cache.
  • -a, --all Clean both metadata and package caches.
• zypper dist-upgrade using a spacial upgrade algorithm able to deal with package splits, unmaintained packages, etc. This is the same algorithm YaST uses for upgrade.
• zypper install-new-recommends (inr) to install newly added recommended packages for those already installed. This will give you drivers for newly added hardware, or new language packages, etc.
• zypper dist-upgrade (dup) also take these new recommends into account.
• zypper update allows update of individual patches/packages
• package locks handling:
  • locks
  • addlock
  • removelock
• new global options:
  • --no-abbrev, -A Do not abbreviate text in tables.
  • --xmlout, -x Switch to XML output.
  • --reposd-dir, -D <dir> Use alternative repository definition files directory.
  • --cache-dir, -C <dir> Use alternative meta-data cache database directory.
  • --raw-cache-dir <dir> Use alternative raw meta-data cache directory.
  • --plus-repo, -p <URI> Use an additional temporary repository.
  • --disable-repositories Do not read meta-data from repositories.
  • --no-refresh Do not refresh the repositories.
  • --disable-system-resolvables Do not read installed resolvables.
• a bunch of rug compatibility added, including these new query commands:
  • packages - lists all packages in given repos
  • patterns - all patterns in given repos
  • products - all products in given repos
• zypper what-provides to list packages providing specified capability
• bash completion for option and command names (Marek Stopka)
• download rate for rpm downloads (and for all files in verbose mode)

Changes

• zypper addrepo disables the auto-refresh for the newly added repository by default. To enable the auto-refresh later you have to use zypper modifyrepo --refresh <alias|#|URI>. --no-refresh option has been dropped.
• zypper search now groups the packages by name and type and displays package summary rather than version and repository. A detailed list of all available versions can be obtained using --details/-s option.
• zypper repos: -u command option is now used to add URI column to the output table instead of -v global option.
• zypper info now supports also -t product and pattern
• improved and cleaned up output in individual output levels (--quiet, normal, -v, -vv)
• improved help
• improved prompts (uses default answer on enter, supports prompt help (help text will be added in 11.1))
• improved install summary (shows reinstallations, arch changes, vendor changes)
• license texts are now opened in pager ($PAGER or less)

Changes in Option Names

• zypper addrepo: --disable instead of --disabled
• zypper modifyrepo: -r, --refresh instead of --enable-autorefresh; -R, --no-refresh instead of --disable-autorefresh
• zypper search: --case-sensitive now has -C shorthand rather than -c (which was in conflict with shorthand for rug's --catalog)

See also

• Zypper versions