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dtc


Information about the package, dtc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dtc package is designed for, Device Tree Compiler.


Package Name:

dtc

Summary:

Device Tree Compiler

Description:

The Device Tree Compiler generates flattened Open Firmware style device trees for use with PowerPC machines that lack an Open Firmware implementation

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.4.0

Release:

1.el6

Size:

64 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for dtc


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install dtc

This command will install dtc on the server.

yum remove dtc

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

yum -y remove dtc

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

yum update dtc

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

yum -y update dtc

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

yum info dtc

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

yum deplist dtc

This command will show you the dependencies for dtc. 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 dtc

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