Information about the package, flashrom, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The flashrom package is designed for, Simple program for reading/writing BIOS chips content.
Package Name:
flashrom
Summary:
Simple program for reading/writing BIOS chips content
URL:
Description:
Utility which can be used to detect BIOS chips (DIP, PLCC), read their contents and write new contents on the chips ("flash the chip").
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.9.5.2
Release:
2.svn1530.el6
Size:
136 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the flashrom package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install flashrom
This command will install flashrom on the server.
yum remove flashrom
This command will un-install flashrom on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove flashrom, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove flashrom
This command will un-install flashrom 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 flashrom when using the -y flag.
yum update flashrom
This command will update flashrom to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove flashrom, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update flashrom
This command will update flashrom 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 flashrom when using the -y flag.
yum info flashrom
This command will show you core information about the flashrom package.
yum deplist flashrom
This command will show you the dependencies for flashrom. 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 flashrom
This command will check if there is an update waiting on flashrom. 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.