On OpenSUSE, Crystal can be installed from the official repository hosted on the Open Build Service using Zypper. Snapcraft is also available.

Setup repository

Configure the repository in Zypper:

For OpenSUSE Tumbleweed :

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/crystal/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:crystal.repo

For OpenSUSE Leap 15.4:

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/crystal/15.4/devel:languages:crystal.repo

Install

Once the repository is configured, Crystal can be installed:

sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys install crystal

Upgrade

When a new Crystal version is released you can upgrade Crystal using the default update command of your distribution:

On OpenSUSE Tumbleweed :

sudo zypper dup

On OpenSUSE Leap :

sudo zypper up

Repo change

If you used the old bintray repo, you may need to switch repos to keep updating correctly

Add the new repo then

On Tumbleweed :

sudo zypper dup --from https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/crystal/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ --allow-vendor-change
sudo zypper rr https://dl.bintray.com/crystal/rpm/all/x86_64/stable

Leap 15.4 :

sudo zypper dup --from https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/crystal/15.4/ --allow-vendor-change
sudo zypper rr https://dl.bintray.com/crystal/rpm/all/x86_64/stable

Snapcraft

The Crystal snap requires to be run in classic confinement. If you have snapd installed you’re ready to install Crystal:

sudo snap install crystal --classic

You can also install the latest nightly build by using the edge channel.

sudo snap install crystal --classic --edge

Find further information at Crystal’s snapcraft page