---
name: "cdist-type__package_zypper"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__package_zypper"
---

# cdist-type\_\_package\_zypper(7)

Manage packages with zypper

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_package\_zypper - Manage packages with zypper

## DESCRIPTION

Zypper is usually used on the SuSE distribution to manage packages.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **name**

  If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

- **state**

  Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"

- **version**

  The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version chosen by the local package manager. For a list of available versions, have a look at the output of "zypper se -s packagename"

- **ptype**

  Either "package", "patch", "pattern", "product" or "srcpackage", defaults to "package". For a description see man zypper.

## EXAMPLES

```
# Ensure zsh is installed
__package_zypper zsh --state present
# If you don't want to follow pythonX packages, but always use python
__package_zypper python --state present --name python2
# Ensure binutils is installed and the version is forced to be 2.23.1-0.19.2
__package_zypper binutils --state present --version 2.23.1-0.19.2
# Remove package
__package_zypper cfengine --state absent
# install all packages which belongs to pattern x11
__package_zypper x11 --ptype pattern --state present
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_package**(7)](/cdist-type__package/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Daniel Heule \<*hda--@--sfs.biz*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2012 Nico Schottelius. Copyright (C) 2013 Daniel Heule. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021