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title: Install Metadata Cleaner on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Metadata Cleaner for on openSUSE - View and
  clean metadata in files
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/metadata-cleaner/opensuse
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# Install Metadata Cleaner on **openSUSE**

# Metadata Cleaner

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/metadata-cleaner/opensuse#install)

#### View and clean metadata in files

Metadata within a file can tell a lot about you. Cameras record data about when and where a picture was taken and which camera was used. Office applications automatically add author and company information to documents and spreadsheets. This is sensitive information and you may not want to disclose it.

This tool allows you to view metadata in your files and to get rid of it, as much as possible.

### Package name

* metadata-cleaner

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 13 October 2023 - latest/stable
* 7 October 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/soumyaDghosh/metadata-cleaner-snap](https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/metadata-cleaner-snap "https://github.com/soumyaDghosh/metadata-cleaner-snap")

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### Contact

* [soumyadeepghosh2004@zohomail.in](mailto:soumyadeepghosh2004@zohomail.in "mailto:soumyadeepghosh2004@zohomail.in")

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## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install Metadata Cleaner

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install Metadata Cleaner

To install Metadata Cleaner, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install metadata-cleaner
```

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