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Information about the package, pass, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pass package is designed for, A password manager using standard Unix tools.


Package Name:

pass

Summary:

A password manager using standard Unix tools

Description:

Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely using gpg, pwgen, and git.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

1.4.1

Release:

1.el6

Size:

19 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for pass


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install pass

This command will install pass on the server.

yum remove pass

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

yum -y remove pass

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

yum update pass

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

yum -y update pass

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

yum info pass

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

yum deplist pass

This command will show you the dependencies for pass. 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 pass

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