install rpm with suse rpm installer

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Hello fellow susers,

i just installed 13.2 (coming from 12.3) and i don’t find a way to install an rpm with yast through the gui. I used to do like this after an install:

  • remove apper
  • reset rpm file association to “package-manager --install %F”

Unfortunately, it seems the package-manager script does no longer exist? Searching the forum I found one could create a desktop file manually with a yast command in it but I expected a more “official” solution. It makes me wonder: does opensuse no longer support installing an rpm with yast? Is using the desktop file the only solution?

thanks
matthias

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Think you will find that is the official solution till next release if you’re on about this (Antoine’s answer) : https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/503372-Right-Click-(RPM)-gt-gt-Open-With-gt-gt-YaST

If you check the link he provides for the code it’s from the yast portal github.

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yes, I read Antoine’s post, didn’t notice the link to github though! thanks for the tip
so there’s still hope :slight_smile:

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You might find an alternate approach useful. I save all my extra downloaded rpms into a separate folder I call mine dl) and then add the folder as a local directory repository under Yast. I can then always bring up the local repository and install the rpms with YAST.

Bob

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that is indeed an interesting alternative… thanks for sharing!