Information about the package, js, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The js package is designed for, JavaScript interpreter and libraries.
Package Name:
js
Summary:
JavaScript interpreter and libraries
Description:
JavaScript is the Netscape-developed object scripting language used in millions of web pages and server applications worldwide. Netscape's JavaScript is a superset of the ECMA-262 Edition 3 (ECMAScript) standard scripting language, with only mild differences from the published standard.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.70
Release:
12.el6
Size:
365 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the js package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install js
This command will install js on the server.
yum remove js
This command will un-install js on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove js, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove js
This command will un-install js 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 js when using the -y flag.
yum update js
This command will update js to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove js, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update js
This command will update js 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 js when using the -y flag.
yum info js
This command will show you core information about the js package.
yum deplist js
This command will show you the dependencies for js. 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 js
This command will check if there is an update waiting on js. 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.