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gfs2-utils


Information about the package, gfs2-utils, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gfs2-utils package is designed for, Utilities for managing the global filesystem (GFS2).


Package Name:

gfs2-utils

Summary:

Utilities for managing the global filesystem (GFS2)

Description:

The gfs2-utils package contains a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in GFS2 filesystems.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

3.0.12.1

Release:

84.el6

Size:

329 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for gfs2-utils


Control the gfs2-utils package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install gfs2-utils

This command will install gfs2-utils on the server.

yum remove gfs2-utils

This command will un-install gfs2-utils on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gfs2-utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove gfs2-utils

This command will un-install gfs2-utils 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 gfs2-utils when using the -y flag.

yum update gfs2-utils

This command will update gfs2-utils to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gfs2-utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update gfs2-utils

This command will update gfs2-utils 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 gfs2-utils when using the -y flag.

yum info gfs2-utils

This command will show you core information about the gfs2-utils package.

yum deplist gfs2-utils

This command will show you the dependencies for gfs2-utils. 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 gfs2-utils

This command will check if there is an update waiting on gfs2-utils. 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.