Software installation is generally incredibly easy on openSUSE. There's a package manager, which lets you install and remove packages very easily.

Simply open YaST Software Management.



Now search for the package you want, select it for installation and click on Accept. The package manager will then fetch the package and install it and automatically resolve dependencies. After installation is complete the application should appear in the Kickoff menu (unless it's a command line program).


When browsing the web, you're likely to come across buttons such as this one:


1-click installation simply automates the process of adding one or more software repositories to the package manager and installing one or more packages. Therefore 1-click installation should be used with the same care as manually adding unofficial repositories (see the next chapter for more on software repositories).

If you wish, you can install and remove packages via a terminal too.

To search for a package run 'zypper se [search term]'. Example:
To install a package run 'zypper in [package name]'. Example:
To remove a package run 'zypper rm [package name]'. Example:
See 'man zypper' for more.
You can actually use 1-click installation in the terminal too, the syntax is 'OCICLI [URL]', Example: