Information about the package, firstboot, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The firstboot package is designed for, Initial system configuration utility.
Package Name:
firstboot
Summary:
Initial system configuration utility
Description:
The firstboot utility runs after installation. It guides the user through a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.110.15
Release:
4.el6
Size:
172 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the firstboot package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install firstboot
This command will install firstboot on the server.
yum remove firstboot
This command will un-install firstboot on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove firstboot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove firstboot
This command will un-install firstboot 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 firstboot when using the -y flag.
yum update firstboot
This command will update firstboot to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove firstboot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update firstboot
This command will update firstboot 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 firstboot when using the -y flag.
yum info firstboot
This command will show you core information about the firstboot package.
yum deplist firstboot
This command will show you the dependencies for firstboot. 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 firstboot
This command will check if there is an update waiting on firstboot. 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.