Information about the package, units, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The units package is designed for, A utility for converting amounts from one unit to another.
Package Name:
units
Summary:
A utility for converting amounts from one unit to another
Description:
Units converts an amount from one unit to another, or tells you what mathematical operation you need to perform to convert from one unit to another. The units program can handle multiplicative scale changes as well as conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.87
Release:
7.el6
Size:
131 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv3+
Control the units package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install units
This command will install units on the server.
yum remove units
This command will un-install units on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove units, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove units
This command will un-install units 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 units when using the -y flag.
yum update units
This command will update units to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove units, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update units
This command will update units 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 units when using the -y flag.
yum info units
This command will show you core information about the units package.
yum deplist units
This command will show you the dependencies for units. 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 units
This command will check if there is an update waiting on units. 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.