YUM Commands
Package manager used by RPM based systems, you can pull some usefull information about installed packages and or install additional tools.
| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
yum update |
Update all RPM packages with YUM, also shows whats out of date. |
yum update httpd |
Update individual packages, in this example HTTPD (Apache). |
yum install package |
Install a package using YUM. |
yum --exclude=package kernel* update |
Exclude a package from being updates with YUM. |
yum remove package |
Remove package with YUM. |
yum erase package |
Remove package with YUM. |
yum list package |
Lists info about yum package. |
yum provides httpd |
What a packages does, e.g Apache HTTPD Server. |
yum info httpd |
Shows package info, architecture, version etc. |
yum localinstall blah.rpm |
Use YUM to install local RPM, settles deps from repo. |
yum deplist package |
Shows deps for a package. |
yum list installed | more |
List all installed packages. |
yum grouplist | more |
Show all YUM groups. |
yum groupinstall 'Development Tools' |
Install YUM group. |