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The package manager offers the following package status ﬂags:

Do Not Install This package is not installed and will not be installed.

Install This package is not yet installed but will be installed.

Keep This package is already installed and will not be changed.

Update This package is already installed and will be replaced by the ver-

sion on the installation medium.

Delete This package is already installed and will be deleted.

Taboo — Never Install This package is not installed and will never be

installed. It will be treated as if it does not exist on any of the instal-

lation media. If a package would automatically be selected to re-

solve dependencies, this can be prevented by setting the package to

“Taboo.” However, this may result in inconsistencies that must be

resolved manually (dependency check). Thus, “Taboo” is mainly in-

tended for expert users.

Protected This package is installed and should not be modiﬁed. Third-

party packages (packages without SUSE signature) are automatically

assigned this status to prevent them from being overwritten by later

versions existing on the installation media. This may cause package

conﬂicts that must be resolved manually (for experts).

Automatic Installation This package has been automatically selected for

installation as it is required by another package (resolution of pack-

age dependencies).

Note

To deselect such a package, you may need to use the status

“Taboo”.

Note

Automatic Update This package is already installed. However, as another

package requires a newer version of this package, the installed ver-

sion will automatically be updated.

Delete Automatically This package is already installed, but existing pack-

age conﬂicts require this package be deleted. For example, this may

be the case if the current package has been replaced by a different

package. However, this does not happen very often.

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