Information about the package, wvdial, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wvdial package is designed for, A heuristic autodialer for PPP connections.
Package Name:
wvdial
Summary:
A heuristic autodialer for PPP connections
Description:
WvDial automatically locates and configures modems and can log into almost any ISP's server without special configuration. You need to input the username, password, and phone number, and then WvDial will negotiate the PPP connection using any mechanism needed.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.60
Release:
12.el6
Size:
92 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the wvdial package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install wvdial
This command will install wvdial on the server.
yum remove wvdial
This command will un-install wvdial on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wvdial, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove wvdial
This command will un-install wvdial 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 wvdial when using the -y flag.
yum update wvdial
This command will update wvdial to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wvdial, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update wvdial
This command will update wvdial 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 wvdial when using the -y flag.
yum info wvdial
This command will show you core information about the wvdial package.
yum deplist wvdial
This command will show you the dependencies for wvdial. 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 wvdial
This command will check if there is an update waiting on wvdial. 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.