Information about the package, nasm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nasm package is designed for, A portable x86 assembler which uses Intel-like syntax.
Package Name:
nasm
Summary:
A portable x86 assembler which uses Intel-like syntax
URL:
Description:
NASM is the Netwide Assembler, a free portable assembler for the Intel 80x86 microprocessor series, using primarily the traditional Intel instruction mnemonics and syntax.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.07
Release:
7.el6
Size:
386 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
Control the nasm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nasm
This command will install nasm on the server.
yum remove nasm
This command will un-install nasm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nasm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nasm
This command will un-install nasm 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 nasm when using the -y flag.
yum update nasm
This command will update nasm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nasm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nasm
This command will update nasm 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 nasm when using the -y flag.
yum info nasm
This command will show you core information about the nasm package.
yum deplist nasm
This command will show you the dependencies for nasm. 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 nasm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nasm. 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.