Information about the package, syslinux, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The syslinux package is designed for, Simple kernel loader which boots from a FAT filesystem.
Package Name:
syslinux
Summary:
Simple kernel loader which boots from a FAT filesystem
Description:
SYSLINUX is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT filesystems, Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems (EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.04
Release:
3.el6
Size:
346 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the syslinux package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install syslinux
This command will install syslinux on the server.
yum remove syslinux
This command will un-install syslinux on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove syslinux, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove syslinux
This command will un-install syslinux 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 syslinux when using the -y flag.
yum update syslinux
This command will update syslinux to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove syslinux, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update syslinux
This command will update syslinux 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 syslinux when using the -y flag.
yum info syslinux
This command will show you core information about the syslinux package.
yum deplist syslinux
This command will show you the dependencies for syslinux. 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 syslinux
This command will check if there is an update waiting on syslinux. 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.