Information about the package, protobuf-python, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The protobuf-python package is designed for, Python bindings for Google Protocol Buffers.
Package Name:
protobuf-python
Summary:
Python bindings for Google Protocol Buffers
Description:
This package contains Python libraries for Google Protocol Buffers
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.3.0
Release:
9.el6
Size:
99 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the protobuf-python package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install protobuf-python
This command will install protobuf-python on the server.
yum remove protobuf-python
This command will un-install protobuf-python on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove protobuf-python, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove protobuf-python
This command will un-install protobuf-python 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 protobuf-python when using the -y flag.
yum update protobuf-python
This command will update protobuf-python to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove protobuf-python, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update protobuf-python
This command will update protobuf-python 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 protobuf-python when using the -y flag.
yum info protobuf-python
This command will show you core information about the protobuf-python package.
yum deplist protobuf-python
This command will show you the dependencies for protobuf-python. 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 protobuf-python
This command will check if there is an update waiting on protobuf-python. 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.