Information about the package, chrony, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The chrony package is designed for, An NTP client/server.
Package Name:
chrony
Summary:
An NTP client/server
Description:
A client/server for the Network Time Protocol, this program keeps your computer's clock accurate. It was specially designed to support systems with intermittent internet connections, but it also works well in permanently connected environments. It can use also hardware reference clocks, system real-time clock or manual input as time references.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.1.1
Release:
2.el6_8
Size:
266 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the chrony package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install chrony
This command will install chrony on the server.
yum remove chrony
This command will un-install chrony on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove chrony, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove chrony
This command will un-install chrony 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 chrony when using the -y flag.
yum update chrony
This command will update chrony to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove chrony, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update chrony
This command will update chrony 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 chrony when using the -y flag.
yum info chrony
This command will show you core information about the chrony package.
yum deplist chrony
This command will show you the dependencies for chrony. 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 chrony
This command will check if there is an update waiting on chrony. 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.