Information about the package, liblockfile, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The liblockfile package is designed for, This implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV.
Package Name:
liblockfile
Summary:
This implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV
Description:
This library implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV systems. These functions are designed to lock the standard mailboxes in /var/mail (or wherever the system puts them). In additions, this library adds a number of functions to create, manage and remove generic lockfiles.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.08
Release:
9.el6
Size:
18 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the liblockfile package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install liblockfile
This command will install liblockfile on the server.
yum remove liblockfile
This command will un-install liblockfile on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove liblockfile, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove liblockfile
This command will un-install liblockfile 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 liblockfile when using the -y flag.
yum update liblockfile
This command will update liblockfile to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove liblockfile, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update liblockfile
This command will update liblockfile 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 liblockfile when using the -y flag.
yum info liblockfile
This command will show you core information about the liblockfile package.
yum deplist liblockfile
This command will show you the dependencies for liblockfile. 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 liblockfile
This command will check if there is an update waiting on liblockfile. 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.