Information about the package, lockdev-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The lockdev-devel package is designed for, The header files and a static library for the lockdev library.
Package Name:
lockdev-devel
Summary:
The header files and a static library for the lockdev library
Description:
The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers and a static library.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.1
Release:
18.el6
Size:
17 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2
Control the lockdev-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install lockdev-devel
This command will install lockdev-devel on the server.
yum remove lockdev-devel
This command will un-install lockdev-devel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lockdev-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove lockdev-devel
This command will un-install lockdev-devel 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 lockdev-devel when using the -y flag.
yum update lockdev-devel
This command will update lockdev-devel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lockdev-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update lockdev-devel
This command will update lockdev-devel 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 lockdev-devel when using the -y flag.
yum info lockdev-devel
This command will show you core information about the lockdev-devel package.
yum deplist lockdev-devel
This command will show you the dependencies for lockdev-devel. 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 lockdev-devel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on lockdev-devel. 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.