Information about the package, readahead, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The readahead package is designed for, Read a preset list of files into memory.
Package Name:
readahead
Summary:
Read a preset list of files into memory
Description:
readahead reads the contents of a list of files into memory, which causes them to be read from cache when they are actually needed. Its goal is to speed up the boot process.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.5.6
Release:
2.el6
Size:
49 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the readahead package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install readahead
This command will install readahead on the server.
yum remove readahead
This command will un-install readahead on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove readahead, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove readahead
This command will un-install readahead 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 readahead when using the -y flag.
yum update readahead
This command will update readahead to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove readahead, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update readahead
This command will update readahead 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 readahead when using the -y flag.
yum info readahead
This command will show you core information about the readahead package.
yum deplist readahead
This command will show you the dependencies for readahead. 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 readahead
This command will check if there is an update waiting on readahead. 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.