Information about the package, nkf, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nkf package is designed for, A Kanji code conversion filter.
Package Name:
nkf
Summary:
A Kanji code conversion filter
Description:
Nkf is a Kanji code converter for terminals, hosts, and networks. Nkf converts input Kanji code to 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (shifted-JIS) or EUC.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.0.8b
Release:
6.2.el6
Size:
110 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the nkf package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nkf
This command will install nkf on the server.
yum remove nkf
This command will un-install nkf on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nkf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nkf
This command will un-install nkf 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 nkf when using the -y flag.
yum update nkf
This command will update nkf to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nkf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nkf
This command will update nkf 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 nkf when using the -y flag.
yum info nkf
This command will show you core information about the nkf package.
yum deplist nkf
This command will show you the dependencies for nkf. 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 nkf
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nkf. 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.