Information about the package, mtx, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mtx package is designed for, SCSI media changer control program.
Package Name:
mtx
Summary:
SCSI media changer control program
Description:
The MTX program controls the robotic mechanism in autoloaders and tape libraries such as the HP SureStore DAT 40x6, Exabyte EZ-17, and Exabyte 220. This program is also reported to work with a variety of other tape libraries and autochangers from ADIC, Tandberg/Overland, Breece Hill, HP, and Seagate. If you have a backup tape device capable of handling more than one tape at a time, you should install MTX.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.3.12
Release:
5.el6
Size:
119 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the mtx package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mtx
This command will install mtx on the server.
yum remove mtx
This command will un-install mtx on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mtx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mtx
This command will un-install mtx 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 mtx when using the -y flag.
yum update mtx
This command will update mtx to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mtx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mtx
This command will update mtx 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 mtx when using the -y flag.
yum info mtx
This command will show you core information about the mtx package.
yum deplist mtx
This command will show you the dependencies for mtx. 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 mtx
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mtx. 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.