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