Install additional Suse software in vCSA 5.5

detect Suse version

Command:

cat /etc/SuSE-release

Output:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11
PATCHLEVEL = 2

add Suse repo

Command:

zypper -v ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ Suse-Repo

Output:

Verbosity: 1
Non-option program arguments: 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/' 'Suse-Repo'
Initializing Target
Adding repository 'Suse-Repo' [done]
Repository 'Suse-Repo' successfully added
Enabled: Yes
Autorefresh: Yes
GPG check: Yes
URI: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/

check repos

Command:

zypper -v lr -d

Output:

Verbosity: 1
# | Alias     | Name      | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI                                                      | Service
--+-----------+-----------+---------+---------+----------+------+----------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | Suse-Repo | Suse-Repo | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ |

update repo files

Command:

zypper refresh

Output:

vcdev:/etc # zypper refresh
Retrieving repository 'opensuse' metadata [\]

Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/? shows all options] (a):

New repository or package signing key received:
Key ID: B88B2FD43DBDC284
Key Name: openSUSE Project Signing Key <opensuse@opensuse.org>
Key Fingerprint: 22C07BA534178CD02EFE22AAB88B2FD43DBDC284
Key Created: Fri Nov  7 14:10:07 2008
Key Expires: Sun Nov  7 14:10:07 2010 (EXPIRED)
Repository: opensuse

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/? shows all options] (r): a
Retrieving repository 'opensuse' metadata [done]
Building repository 'opensuse' cache [done]
All repositories have been refreshed.

search repo

Command:

zypper search mc

install software from repo

Command:

zypper install mc


Authors:
  • Jochen Schnuerle