Information about the package, netdump-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The netdump-server package is designed for, Server for network kernel message logging and crash dumps.
Package Name:
netdump-server
Summary:
Server for network kernel message logging and crash dumps
Description:
The netdump server listens to the network for crashed kernels to contact it and then writes the oops log and a memory dump to /var/netdump/crash before asking the crashed machine to reboot.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.7.16
Release:
25.el6
Size:
37 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the netdump-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install netdump-server
This command will install netdump-server on the server.
yum remove netdump-server
This command will un-install netdump-server on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove netdump-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove netdump-server
This command will un-install netdump-server 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 netdump-server when using the -y flag.
yum update netdump-server
This command will update netdump-server to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove netdump-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update netdump-server
This command will update netdump-server 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 netdump-server when using the -y flag.
yum info netdump-server
This command will show you core information about the netdump-server package.
yum deplist netdump-server
This command will show you the dependencies for netdump-server. 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 netdump-server
This command will check if there is an update waiting on netdump-server. 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.