Information about the package, busybox, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The busybox package is designed for, Statically linked binary providing simplified versions of system.
Package Name:
busybox
Summary:
Statically linked binary providing simplified versions of system
Description:
Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This package can be very useful for recovering from certain types of system failures, particularly those involving broken shared libraries.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.15.1
Release:
21.el6_6
Size:
611 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the busybox package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install busybox
This command will install busybox on the server.
yum remove busybox
This command will un-install busybox on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove busybox, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove busybox
This command will un-install busybox on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove busybox when using the -y flag.
yum update busybox
This command will update busybox to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove busybox, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update busybox
This command will update busybox to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove busybox when using the -y flag.
yum info busybox
This command will show you core information about the busybox package.
yum deplist busybox
This command will show you the dependencies for busybox. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update busybox
This command will check if there is an update waiting on busybox. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.