Just learned: opi (OBS package installer)
opi convertall
Will search and install the package
opi codecs
Will do the same for Codecs ;-)
Schöne Grüße
Axel
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Am 11. Juni 2021 11:46:00 MESZ schrieb Peter McD <peter.posts@gmx.net>:
>Am 11.06.21 um 03:16 schrieb Douglas McGarrett:
>> ConvertAll is a very handy unit converter which will turn mm to
>inches,
>> light years to miles. and
>> just about anything in between. Zypper can't find it.  I have
>downloaded
>> a .tar.gz file. I have unzipped the
>> tar.gz. file, but zypper can't seem to deal with that either. What
>must
>> I do to install it?
>
>You like it the hard way, dont't you?
>
>I find things like that at opensuse download
>https://software.opensuse.org/
>There is a search mask, type "convertall"
>
>Remember Suse is moving towards SUSE SLE.
>
>There you will find several options to crash your system, so make sure,
>you know what you are doing.
>
>I use the German version of openSUSE, convertall is listed under
>"Versuchspakete" which I translate to "experimental packages".
>
>"Experimental!" You have been warned
>
>A bit looking around at "Expert Download" at openSUSE leap 15.3 brings
>you to SUSE SLE
>"Manually add repository"
>which again leads to.
>
>zypper addrepo
>https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:Extra/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/KDE:Extra.repo
>zypper refresh
>zypper install convertall
>
>Peter

Best,
Axel
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