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Information about the package, words, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The words package is designed for, A dictionary of English words for the /usr/share/dict directory.


Package Name:

words

Summary:

A dictionary of English words for the /usr/share/dict directory

Description:

The words file is a dictionary of English words for the /usr/share/dict directory. Some programs use this database of words to check spelling. Password checkers use it to look for bad passwords.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

3.0

Release:

17.el6

Size:

1.4 M

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

Public Domain



Handy Yum Commands for words


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install words

This command will install words on the server.

yum remove words

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

yum -y remove words

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

yum update words

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

yum -y update words

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

yum info words

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

yum deplist words

This command will show you the dependencies for words. 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 words

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