Information about the package, javassist, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The javassist package is designed for, The Java Programming Assistant provides simple Java bytecode.
Package Name:
javassist
Summary:
The Java Programming Assistant provides simple Java bytecode
Description:
Javassist enables Java programs to define a new class at runtime and to modify a class file when the JVM loads it. Unlike other similar bytecode editors, Javassist provides two levels of API: source level and bytecode level. If the users use the source-level API, they can edit a class file without knowledge of the specifications of the Java bytecode. The whole API is designed with only the vocabulary of the Java language. You can even specify inserted bytecode in the form of source text; Javassist compiles it on the fly. On the other hand, the bytecode-level API allows the users to directly edit a class file as other editors.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
3.9.0
Release:
6.el6
Size:
583 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MPLv1.1 or LGPLv2+
Control the javassist package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install javassist
This command will install javassist on the server.
yum remove javassist
This command will un-install javassist on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove javassist, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove javassist
This command will un-install javassist 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 javassist when using the -y flag.
yum update javassist
This command will update javassist to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove javassist, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update javassist
This command will update javassist 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 javassist when using the -y flag.
yum info javassist
This command will show you core information about the javassist package.
yum deplist javassist
This command will show you the dependencies for javassist. 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 javassist
This command will check if there is an update waiting on javassist. 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.