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openpgm


Information about the package, openpgm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The openpgm package is designed for, An implementation of the PGM reliable multicast protocol.


Package Name:

openpgm

Summary:

An implementation of the PGM reliable multicast protocol

Description:

OpenPGM is an open source implementation of the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) specification in RFC 3208.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

5.1.118

Release:

3.el6

Size:

165 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for openpgm


Control the openpgm package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install openpgm

This command will install openpgm on the server.

yum remove openpgm

This command will un-install openpgm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openpgm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove openpgm

This command will un-install openpgm 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 openpgm when using the -y flag.

yum update openpgm

This command will update openpgm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openpgm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update openpgm

This command will update openpgm 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 openpgm when using the -y flag.

yum info openpgm

This command will show you core information about the openpgm package.

yum deplist openpgm

This command will show you the dependencies for openpgm. 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 openpgm

This command will check if there is an update waiting on openpgm. 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.