# \-bash: zypper: command not found

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-zypper-command-not-found/26160>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [October 1, 2014, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-zypper-command-not-found/26160 "2014-10-01T10:44:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@John\_K](https://forums.suse.com/u/John_K)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-zypper-command-not-found/26160/1 "2014-10-01T10:44:57Z")

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I am new to Suse, when I issue the command #zypper patch, I get the error below  
-bash: zypper: command not found

I am running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) VERSION = 10

How do I get this done?

Regards,  
John.

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-zypper-command-not-found/26160/2 "2014-10-01T14:07:44Z")

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> On Wed 01 Oct 2014 07:54:01 AM CDT, jkimathi wrote:
> 
> I am new to Suse, when I issue the command #zypper patch, I get the  
> error below  
> -bash: zypper: command not found
> 
> I am running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) VERSION = 10
> 
> How do I get this done?
> 
> Regards,  
> John.

Hi  
You need to use the rug command zypper is not present in that old  
release. See man rug and rug --help.

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