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Ansible zypper update all packages on OpenSUSE/SUSE

last updated March 20, 2020 in Suse

I got a cluster of servers powered by OpenSUSE / SUSE Enterprise Linux. How can I update all of them using the zypper module of Ansible? How can I use Ansible for system updates and reboot the server when kernel upgrades took place on SUSE/OpenSUSE?

OpenSUSE install sudo to execute commands as root

last updated February 1, 2020 in Linux, Package Management, Suse

There is no sudo installed by default on my OpenSUSE Linux server. Other users and I need to use ‘su -‘ command to run commands as root. How do I install a sudo package on OpenSUSE Linux?

How to install htop on OpenSUSE Linux using zypper

last updated December 15, 2019 in Linux, Package Management, Suse

I am a new sysadmin of OpenSUSE Linux operating system. How do I install htop on OpenSUSE using the zypper command?

How to set up a firewall using FirewallD on OpenSUSE Linux

last updated December 1, 2019 in Iptables, Linux, Security

I am a new OpenSUSE Linux 15.x sysadmin. How do I set up a firewall using FirwallD on OpenSUSE Linux 15.1?

How to check CPU temperature in OpenSUSE Linux

last updated July 5, 2019 in Hardware, Monitoring, Suse

How do I check CPU temperature in OpenSUSE Linux using a command line and GUI tools on my Thinkpad laptop?

How to install VirtualBox 6 on Fedora Linux 29

last updated January 14, 2019 in Fedora Linux, Linux, Package Management, VirtualBox, Virtualization

I am a new Fedora Linux user. How can I download and install Oracle VirtualBox 6 on my Fedora Linux 29 workstations?

How to install and use Nginx on OpenSUSE Linux server

last updated December 2, 2019 in Linux, Nginx

How do I install and configure the latest version of Nginx web server on OpenSUSE Linux server using the CLI and host a static site?