OPI(8)

📦 version 5.8.8, in opensuse-leap 16.0

💅 OPI(8) — the openSUSE Package Installer, bestie edition ✨

okay so you found opi and you're about to have the best time. this is the tool for searching and installing basically everything on openSUSE and SLE, and i'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

opi — the manual page for opi version 5.8.8. that's it, that's the name, she's iconic and she knows it 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

here's the vibe check — the usage line, verbatim, no cap:

usage: opi [-h] [-V] [-n] [-P] [-m] [-v] [query ...]
openSUSE Package Installer ==========================

🎀 Search and install almost all packages available for openSUSE and SLE 🎀

the way she covers literally everything:

  1. openSUSE Build Service
  2. Packman
  3. Popular packages for various vendors

like… all three?? main character energy fr fr 💅

🦋 positional arguments 🦋

  • query — this can be any package name or just part of one, and she'll go search for it at both the openSUSE Build Service and Packman. if you pass multiple query arguments, only results matching all of them come back. important!! if you actually want each query arg treated as its own individual package query, use the -m option. iykyk 🌈

⭐ options ⭐

  • -h, --help — shows this help message and dips. classic.
  • -V, --version — shows the program's version number and exits. a little flex 💖
  • -n — run in non interactive mode. no chatting, just doing.
  • -P — don't run any plugins — only search repos, OBS and Packman. pure and simple 🧚
  • -m — use query args as space separated package queries. (this is the one from earlier!! remember!!)
  • -v, --verbose — make the operation more talkative. she will yap 🗣️

👑 Also these queries (provided by plugins) can be used to install packages from various other vendors 👑

and this is the part that ate, honestly. look at this list:

  • anydesk — AnyDesk remote access
  • atom — Atom Text Editor
  • brave — Brave web browser
  • chrome — Google Chrome web browser
  • codecs — Media Codecs from Packman and official repo
  • collabora — Collabora desktop office
  • dotnet — Microsoft .NET framework
  • freeoffice — Office suite from SoftMaker (See OSS alternative libreoffice)
  • jami — Jami p2p messenger
  • libation — Tool for managing audible audiobooks
  • librewolf — Custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom
  • localsend — Share files to nearby devices
  • maptool — Virtual Tabletop for playing roleplaying games
  • megasync — Mega Desktop App
  • msedge — Microsoft Edge web browser
  • mullvad-browser — Mullvad web browser
  • ocenaudio — Audio Editor
  • orcaslicer — Slicer and controller for Bambu and other 3D printers
  • plex — Plex Media Server (See OSS alternative jellyfin)
  • resilio-sync — Decentralized file sync between devices using bittorrent protocol (See OSS alternative syncthing)
  • rustdesk — Open Source remote desktop application
  • skype — Microsoft Skype
  • slack — Slack messenger
  • spotify — Listen to music for a monthly fee
  • sublime — Editor for code, markup and prose
  • teams-for-linux — Unofficial Microsoft Teams for Linux client
  • teamviewer — TeamViewer remote access
  • vagrant — Tool for building and distributing development environments
  • vivaldi — Vivaldi web browser
  • vscode — Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • vscodium — Visual Studio Codium
  • yandex-browser — Yandex web browser
  • yandex-disk — Yandex.Disk cloud storage client
  • zoom — Zoom Video Conference
ok bestie quick recap so you don't have to scroll: opi version 5.8.8, dated September 2025, filed under OPI(8) in the System Administration Utilities section. go install something cute, you got this 💜💖🎀
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