Information about the package, nut, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nut package is designed for, Network UPS Tools.
Package Name:
nut
Summary:
Network UPS Tools
Description:
These programs are part of a developing project to monitor the assortment of UPSes that are found out there in the field. Many models have serial ports of some kind that allow some form of state checking. This capability has been harnessed where possible to allow for safe shutdowns, live status tracking on web pages, and more.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.6.5
Release:
2.el6
Size:
1.2 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the nut package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nut
This command will install nut on the server.
yum remove nut
This command will un-install nut on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nut, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nut
This command will un-install nut 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 nut when using the -y flag.
yum update nut
This command will update nut to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nut, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nut
This command will update nut 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 nut when using the -y flag.
yum info nut
This command will show you core information about the nut package.
yum deplist nut
This command will show you the dependencies for nut. 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 nut
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nut. 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.