Information about the package, nginx, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nginx package is designed for, A high performance web server and reverse proxy server.
Package Name:
nginx
Summary:
A high performance web server and reverse proxy server
URL:
Description:
Nginx is a web server and a reverse proxy server for HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols, with a strong focus on high concurrency, performance and low memory usage.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.10.2
Release:
1.el6
Size:
462 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the nginx package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nginx
This command will install nginx on the server.
yum remove nginx
This command will un-install nginx on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nginx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nginx
This command will un-install nginx 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 nginx when using the -y flag.
yum update nginx
This command will update nginx to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nginx, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nginx
This command will update nginx 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 nginx when using the -y flag.
yum info nginx
This command will show you core information about the nginx package.
yum deplist nginx
This command will show you the dependencies for nginx. 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 nginx
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nginx. 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.