libzypp

Library for package, patch, pattern and product management

libzypp is the package management library that powers applications like YaST, zypper and the openSUSE/SLE implementation of PackageKit. libzypp provides functionality for a package manager: * An API for package repository management, supporting most common repository metadata formats and signed repositories. * An API for solving packages, products, patterns and patches (installation, removal, update and distribution upgrade operations) dependencies, with additional features like locking. * An API for commiting the transaction to the system over a rpm target. Supporting deltarpm calculation, media changing and installation order calculation. * An API for browsing available and installed software, with some facilities for programs with an user interface.