On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 8:17 PM Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> wrote:
  localhost:~ # zypper --no-gpg-checks --no-remote install -y - /home/prior_release_RPM/createrepo-0.10.3-2.8.x86_64.rpm

Reading that line, it looks like you are trying to uninstall that package by adding that '-' alone:

From 'man zypper':
"In the install command, you can also specify packages you wish to          
remove by prepending their names by a - or ! character."

If you are trying to install that package, try removing that dash,

Hth
Francisco