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tftp-server


Information about the package, tftp-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tftp-server package is designed for, The server for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).


Package Name:

tftp-server

Summary:

The server for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

Description:

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is normally used only for booting diskless workstations. The tftp-server package provides the server for TFTP, which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. TFTP provides very little security, and should not be enabled unless it is expressly needed. The TFTP server is run from /etc/xinetd.d/tftp, and is disabled by default.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.49

Release:

8.el6

Size:

39 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for tftp-server


Control the tftp-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install tftp-server

This command will install tftp-server on the server.

yum remove tftp-server

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

yum -y remove tftp-server

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

yum update tftp-server

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

yum -y update tftp-server

This command will update tftp-server 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 tftp-server when using the -y flag.

yum info tftp-server

This command will show you core information about the tftp-server package.

yum deplist tftp-server

This command will show you the dependencies for tftp-server. 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 tftp-server

This command will check if there is an update waiting on tftp-server. 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.