Information about the package, python2-pysocks, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python2-pysocks package is designed for, A Python SOCKS client module.
Package Name:
python2-pysocks
Summary:
A Python SOCKS client module
Description:
A fork of SocksiPy with bug fixes and extra features. Acts as a drop-in replacement to the socket module. Featuring: - SOCKS proxy client for Python 2.6 - 3.x - TCP and UDP both supported - HTTP proxy client included but not supported or recommended (you should use urllib2's or requests' own HTTP proxy interface) - urllib2 handler included.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
1.5.7
Release:
2.el6
Size:
22 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the python2-pysocks package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install python2-pysocks
This command will install python2-pysocks on the server.
yum remove python2-pysocks
This command will un-install python2-pysocks on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-pysocks, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove python2-pysocks
This command will un-install python2-pysocks 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 python2-pysocks when using the -y flag.
yum update python2-pysocks
This command will update python2-pysocks to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-pysocks, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update python2-pysocks
This command will update python2-pysocks 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 python2-pysocks when using the -y flag.
yum info python2-pysocks
This command will show you core information about the python2-pysocks package.
yum deplist python2-pysocks
This command will show you the dependencies for python2-pysocks. 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 python2-pysocks
This command will check if there is an update waiting on python2-pysocks. 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.