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Add a Linux/openSUSE FAQ about 'zypper install' not working
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Description
Refs https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10603
Sometimes when you are on an openSUSE Linux system and try to install Jabref RPM with zypper install jabref-...rpm you get this error Problem reading the RPM header of JabRef-....rpm. Is it an RPM file?
No valid arguments specified
The error can be fixed by following these instructions:
- Create a directory for RPMs .e.g.
~/.rpm. - Add the directory as a repository.
- Try again the installation from inside the directory that you created.
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Find the existing installation or Linux FAQ entry in the user documentation and review the linked issue and openSUSE forum context first. Add the reported zypper error and the three provided workaround steps; it is done when openSUSE users can follow the FAQ to install the RPM successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100