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sysfsutils


Information about the package, sysfsutils, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The sysfsutils package is designed for, Utilities for interfacing with sysfs.


Package Name:

sysfsutils

Summary:

Utilities for interfacing with sysfs

Description:

This package's purpose is to provide a set of utilities for interfacing with sysfs.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.1.0

Release:

7.el6

Size:

38 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for sysfsutils


Control the sysfsutils package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install sysfsutils

This command will install sysfsutils on the server.

yum remove sysfsutils

This command will un-install sysfsutils on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sysfsutils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove sysfsutils

This command will un-install sysfsutils 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 sysfsutils when using the -y flag.

yum update sysfsutils

This command will update sysfsutils to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sysfsutils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update sysfsutils

This command will update sysfsutils 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 sysfsutils when using the -y flag.

yum info sysfsutils

This command will show you core information about the sysfsutils package.

yum deplist sysfsutils

This command will show you the dependencies for sysfsutils. 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 sysfsutils

This command will check if there is an update waiting on sysfsutils. 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.