Information about the package, bsd-mailx, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The bsd-mailx package is designed for, Simple mail user agent.
Package Name:
bsd-mailx
Summary:
Simple mail user agent
Description:
The bsd-mailx package installs the /bin/mail program, which is used to send quick email messages (i.e., without opening up a full-featured mail user agent). Mail is often used in shell scripts.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
8.1.2
Release:
5.el6
Size:
60 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the bsd-mailx package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install bsd-mailx
This command will install bsd-mailx on the server.
yum remove bsd-mailx
This command will un-install bsd-mailx on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bsd-mailx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove bsd-mailx
This command will un-install bsd-mailx 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 bsd-mailx when using the -y flag.
yum update bsd-mailx
This command will update bsd-mailx to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bsd-mailx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update bsd-mailx
This command will update bsd-mailx 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 bsd-mailx when using the -y flag.
yum info bsd-mailx
This command will show you core information about the bsd-mailx package.
yum deplist bsd-mailx
This command will show you the dependencies for bsd-mailx. 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 bsd-mailx
This command will check if there is an update waiting on bsd-mailx. 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.