Information about the package, mod_bw, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mod_bw package is designed for, Bandwidth Limiter For Apache.
Package Name:
mod_bw
Summary:
Bandwidth Limiter For Apache
Description:
mod_bw is a bandwidth administration module for Apache httpd 2.x * Restricts the number of simultaneous connections per vhost/dir * Limits the bandwidth for files on vhost/dir
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.8
Release:
4.el6
Size:
24 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0
Control the mod_bw package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mod_bw
This command will install mod_bw on the server.
yum remove mod_bw
This command will un-install mod_bw on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_bw, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mod_bw
This command will un-install mod_bw 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 mod_bw when using the -y flag.
yum update mod_bw
This command will update mod_bw to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_bw, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mod_bw
This command will update mod_bw 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 mod_bw when using the -y flag.
yum info mod_bw
This command will show you core information about the mod_bw package.
yum deplist mod_bw
This command will show you the dependencies for mod_bw. 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 mod_bw
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mod_bw. 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.