Information about the package, mtools, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mtools package is designed for, Programs for accessing MS-DOS disks without mounting the disks.
Package Name:
mtools
Summary:
Programs for accessing MS-DOS disks without mounting the disks
Description:
Mtools is a collection of utilities for accessing MS-DOS files. Mtools allow you to read, write and move around MS-DOS filesystem files (normally on MS-DOS floppy disks). Mtools supports Windows95 style long file names, OS/2 XDF disks, and 2m disks Mtools should be installed if you need to use MS-DOS disks
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.0.12
Release:
1.el6
Size:
194 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the mtools package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mtools
This command will install mtools on the server.
yum remove mtools
This command will un-install mtools on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mtools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mtools
This command will un-install mtools 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 mtools when using the -y flag.
yum update mtools
This command will update mtools to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mtools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mtools
This command will update mtools 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 mtools when using the -y flag.
yum info mtools
This command will show you core information about the mtools package.
yum deplist mtools
This command will show you the dependencies for mtools. 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 mtools
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mtools. 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.