Information about the package, mod_nss, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mod_nss package is designed for, SSL/TLS module for the Apache HTTP server.
Package Name:
mod_nss
Summary:
SSL/TLS module for the Apache HTTP server
Description:
The mod_nss module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols using the Network Security Services (NSS) security library.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.10
Release:
9.el6
Size:
96 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0
Control the mod_nss package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mod_nss
This command will install mod_nss on the server.
yum remove mod_nss
This command will un-install mod_nss on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_nss, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mod_nss
This command will un-install mod_nss 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 mod_nss when using the -y flag.
yum update mod_nss
This command will update mod_nss to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_nss, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mod_nss
This command will update mod_nss 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 mod_nss when using the -y flag.
yum info mod_nss
This command will show you core information about the mod_nss package.
yum deplist mod_nss
This command will show you the dependencies for mod_nss. 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 mod_nss
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mod_nss. 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.