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libyaml


Information about the package, libyaml, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libyaml package is designed for, YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C.


Package Name:

libyaml

Summary:

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C

Description:

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter written in C.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.1.3

Release:

4.el6_6

Size:

52 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for libyaml


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libyaml

This command will install libyaml on the server.

yum remove libyaml

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

yum -y remove libyaml

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

yum update libyaml

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

yum -y update libyaml

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

yum info libyaml

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

yum deplist libyaml

This command will show you the dependencies for libyaml. 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 libyaml

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