How to Install Libravatar on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

Libravatar is a service that provides a free, privacy-friendly avatar for your online identity. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Libravatar on your OpenSUSE system.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you will need:

• Access to a terminal with administrative privileges
• A running instance of OpenSUSE

Step 1: Add the Libravatar Repository

The first step in installing Libravatar on OpenSUSE is to add the Libravatar repository.

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenSUSE system.
2. Run the following command to add the Libravatar repository:

sudo zypper addrepo -f obs://network:avatars/libravatar

Step 2: Install Libravatar

After adding the Libravatar repository, you can proceed with installing the Libravatar package.

1. Run the following command to update the package list:

sudo zypper refresh

2. Install the Libravatar package with the following command:

sudo zypper install libravatar

Step 3: Verify the Installation

To verify that the Libravatar installation was successful, you can run the following command:

libravatar --help

If the installation was successful, you will see the Libravatar help menu.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Libravatar on OpenSUSE. You can now use Libravatar to generate privacy-friendly avatars for your online identity.

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