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zypper: Install a new package.
$ zypper install ${package}
try on your machine

The command "zypper install ${package}" is a Linux command used to install a package on a system using the Zypper package manager.

Here's an explanation of the different parts of the command:

  • "zypper" is the command line tool that is used to manage packages in openSUSE and SUSE Linux distributions. It is similar to other package managers like apt-get or yum.
  • "install" is the sub-command that instructs Zypper to install a specified package.
  • "${package}" is a placeholder that represents the name of the package you want to install. The "${}" syntax is used to reference a variable in the shell, so you would replace "${package}" with the actual name of the package you want to install.

For example, if you want to install a package called "example-package", the command would be: zypper install example-package

Zypper will then check the software repositories configured on your system to find and download the specified package, along with any necessary dependencies. Once the package and its dependencies are downloaded, Zypper will install them on your system.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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