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or
yast --install <package_name>
package_name can be a single short package name, for example gvim, which is
installed with dependency checking, or the full path to an rpm package, which is installed
without dependency checking.
If you need a command-line based software management utility with functionality be-
yond what YaST provides, consider using zypper. This new utility uses the same software
management library that is also the foundation for the YaST package manager. The
basic usage of zypper is covered in Section 4.1, "Using Zypper" (page 21).
3.3.3 Command Line Parameters of the YaST
Modules
To use YaST functionality in scripts, YaST provides command line support for individ-
ual modules. Not all modules have command line support. To display the available
options of a module, enter:
yast <module_name> help
If a module does not provide command line support, the module is started in text mode
and the following message appears:
This YaST module does not support the command line interface.
YaST in Text Mode 19