Installations
of packages using YUM & UP2DATE
The Yellow dog Updater, Modified (YUM) is a free software/open source command line package
management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm. Yum leaves as result of its use heads and packages RPM stored in the interior of the directory located in the route /var/cache/yum/.
UP2DATE is a tool used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and early versions of Fedora CoreRPMPackage Manager and adds advanced features such as automatic dependency resolution. The file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources specifies where up2date will search for packages. that downloads and installs new software and upgrades to the operating system. It functions as a front-end to the
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Basic Commands
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YUM |
UP2DATE |
Function |
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yum update |
up2date -u |
Check for and update all RPM(S) |
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yum update <package> [<package>...]
eg:- yum update vnc |
up2date -u <package> [<package>...]
up2date httpd |
Check for and update specified RPM(s)/Package |
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yum install <package>
eg:- yum install vnc |
up2date -i <package> [<package>...] up2date -i httpd
up2date -d –src Package-Name |
Install the specified RPM(s)
Download source packages only but don’t install: |
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yum remove <package> eg:- yum remove vnc |
rpm -e <package> [<package>...] |
Remove the specified RPM(s) and it’s dependents |
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yum list “<regex>” ["<regex>"...]
eg:- yum list php
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up2date –showall | grep “<search string>”
up2date –showall | grep “php” |
Search for packages by name |
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yum list updates ["<regex>"...] |
up2date -l |
List all packages which could be updated |
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yum list available ["<regex>"...] |
up2date –show-available |
List all available packages |
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yum list installed ["<regex>"...] |
rpm -qa |
List all installed packages |
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yum groupupdate “<group name>” ["<group name>"]
eg:- yum groupupdate “GNOME Desktop Environment”
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up2date -u “@<group name>”
up2date -u “@ GNOME Desktop Environment” |
Update packages in a group |
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yum groupinstall “<group name>”
eg:- yum groupinstall “GNOME Desktop Environment”
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up2date “@<group name>”
up2date -i “@ X Software Development “ |
Install all the default packages by group
To install group X Software Development
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yum groupremove “<group name>” ["<group name>"] |
not possible |
Remove all packages in a group |
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yum grouplist |
up2date –show-groups |
List available package groups |
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yum localinstall <path/filename> [<path/filename>] |
up2date -k <dir>[:<dir>...] |
Install local packages solving and satisfying dependencies as needed |
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yum install <package>.<arch> [<package>.<arch>... |
up2date --arch=<arch> <package> [<package>...]
up2date –arch=i386 mysql |
Install package of specified architecture |
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yum list extras |
up2date –show-orphans |
Show all packages not available via subscribed channels or repositories |
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echo “repo list” | yum shell
yum –enablerepo=reponame install packagename
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up2date –show-channels |
List all channels the system is currently subscribed to
To enable a repository which is disabled in the configuration: |
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yum whatprovides <dependency> [<dependency>...] |
Up2date - -whatprovides=<dependency>[,<dependency>...]
up2date –whatprovides “/etc/passwd” |
List packages that satisfy dependency(ies)
You can easily find out what RPM package provides the file |
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rhn_register |
up2date –register |
Register a system to RHN hosted/satellite |
