zypper is a command line package manager, how it is used, what options are there with this package manager are given below :
zypper # to print the list of available global options and commands zypper help search # to print help for the search command zypper lp # to see what patch updates are needed zypper patch # to apply the needed patches zypper se sqlite # to search for sqlite zypper rm sqlite2 # to remove sqlite2 zypper in sqlite3 # to install sqlite3 zypper in yast* # to install all packages matching 'yast*' zypper up # to update all installed packages with newer versions, where possible