Information about the package, gkermit, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gkermit package is designed for, A utility for transferring files using the Kermit protocol.
Package Name:
gkermit
Summary:
A utility for transferring files using the Kermit protocol
Description:
G-Kermit is a utility for file transfer using the Kermit protocol, supporting text and binary transfers on 7-bit and 8-bit connections. It is most useful as a remote endpoint; for a more fully-featured Kermit program, use the ckermit package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.00
Release:
11.el6
Size:
50 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the gkermit package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install gkermit
This command will install gkermit on the server.
yum remove gkermit
This command will un-install gkermit on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gkermit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove gkermit
This command will un-install gkermit 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 gkermit when using the -y flag.
yum update gkermit
This command will update gkermit to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gkermit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update gkermit
This command will update gkermit 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 gkermit when using the -y flag.
yum info gkermit
This command will show you core information about the gkermit package.
yum deplist gkermit
This command will show you the dependencies for gkermit. 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 gkermit
This command will check if there is an update waiting on gkermit. 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.