# 'zypper repos' command unknown **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\ **Created:** [June 27, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788 "2012-06-27T15:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lucavercelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/da6949/32.png) [@lucavercelli](https://forums.suse.com/u/lucavercelli)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/1 "2012-06-27T15:44:30Z")
Hello, I’m going to administrate a Suse Enterprise Server 10 (ppc), which is already set up. I tried to install a new package, but I can’t. When I launch: ```auto sudo zypper install vsftpd ``` zypper tries to install the package from installation CD instead than from SUSE repositories. And of course it fails. So, I think repositories are misconfigured. Then I try: ```auto sudo zypper repos ``` And the answer is: command unknown! It seems that this version of zypper does not accept any repo-related commands (repos, addrepo, removerepo, …) How can it be? And how can I install a new package? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![enovaklbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@enovaklbank](https://forums.suse.com/u/enovaklbank)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/2 "2012-06-27T16:19:34Z")
sles10 package management is intended to be done with rug, zypper was just a secondary util. Check zypper -h → will show “service-list, sl List services, also called installation sources” as a command for displaying the repositories. But if I were you, would use rug instead - is slow, has memory leaks etc., but is the default and primary tool in your case. ---
**Author:** ![lucavercelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/da6949/32.png) [@lucavercelli](https://forums.suse.com/u/lucavercelli)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/3 "2012-06-27T16:51:34Z")
Thank you! And … do you know what exactly repository should I add? I suppose there’s some standard repo. (Please note I have never used Suse, nor Suse-based distributions.) ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/4 "2012-06-28T12:45:47Z")
On 27/06/2012 14:54, lucavercelli wrote: [color=blue] > Thank you! > And … do you know what exactly repository should I add? I suppose > there’s some standard repo. > (Please note I have never used Suse, nor Suse-based distributions.)[/color] Is your server registered against Novell Customer Center or perhaps your own local SMT server? Checking the install media for 32-bit SLES10 SP3 I’m seeing the vsftpd package. What’s the exact version of SLES10 that you are using? Please post the output from “cat /etc/\*release” ## HTH. Simon Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner * * * ## Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school? If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See [novell.com/ttp](http://novell.com/ttp) for more details. ---
**Author:** ![lucavercelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/da6949/32.png) [@lucavercelli](https://forums.suse.com/u/lucavercelli)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/5 "2012-06-28T13:26:51Z")
Yes, the package _should be_ on the CD. However this server is in outsourcing, so I don’t have physical access to the CDROM! I don’t know how this SUSE has been installed there. The /etc/\*release is: LSB\_VERSION=“core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-2.0-ppc:core-3.0-ppc” SUSE Linux Entrerprise Server 10 (ppc) VERSION=10 PATCHLEVEL=1 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/6 "2012-06-28T17:58:11Z")
On 06/28/2012 05:34 AM, lucavercelli wrote:[color=blue] > Yes, the package _should be_ on the CD. However this server is in > outsourcing, so I don’t have physical access to the CDROM! > I don’t know how this SUSE has been installed there. > > The /etc/\*release is: > LSB\_VERSION=“core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-2.0-ppc:core-3.0-ppc” > SUSE Linux Entrerprise Server 10 (ppc) > VERSION=10 > PATCHLEVEL=1 > > [/color] Zypper didn’t come to SLES 10 until a later SP level (feel free to correct me folks). And SP1 is very old and not supported… at least not in a traditional sense. ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/7 "2012-06-28T19:05:59Z")
On 28/06/2012 11:34, lucavercelli wrote: [color=blue] > Yes, the package _should be_ on the CD. However this server is in > outsourcing, so I don’t have physical access to the CDROM! > I don’t know how this SUSE has been installed there. > > The /etc/\*release is: > LSB\_VERSION=“core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-2.0-ppc:core-3.0-ppc” > SUSE Linux Entrerprise Server 10 (ppc) > VERSION=10 > PATCHLEVEL=1[/color] Is the server registered against Novell Customer Center or local SMT? If so, you should be able to install the vsftpd-2.0.4-19.11 package from the SLES10-SP1-Online channel with an updated vsftpd-2.0.4-19.18 available via SLES10-SP1-Updates. Alternatively you could download ISOs of the install CDs and/or DVD from [http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=2FNtOnmkx-w~](http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=2FNtOnmkx-w~) ## HTH. Simon Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner * * * ## Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school? If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See [novell.com/ttp](http://novell.com/ttp) for more details. ---
**Author:** ![lucavercelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/da6949/32.png) [@lucavercelli](https://forums.suse.com/u/lucavercelli)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-repos-command-unknown/22788/8 "2012-06-29T11:34:48Z")
> Is the server registered against Novell Customer Center or local SMT? I still don’t know, but I will check. Thank you all!