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libsysfs


Information about the package, libsysfs, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libsysfs package is designed for, Shared library for interfacing with sysfs.


Package Name:

libsysfs

Summary:

Shared library for interfacing with sysfs

Description:

Library used in handling linux kernel sysfs mounts and their various files.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.1.0

Release:

7.el6

Size:

44 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for libsysfs


Control the libsysfs package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install libsysfs

This command will install libsysfs on the server.

yum remove libsysfs

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

yum -y remove libsysfs

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

yum update libsysfs

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

yum -y update libsysfs

This command will update libsysfs 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 libsysfs when using the -y flag.

yum info libsysfs

This command will show you core information about the libsysfs package.

yum deplist libsysfs

This command will show you the dependencies for libsysfs. 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 libsysfs

This command will check if there is an update waiting on libsysfs. 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.