Information about the package, ser2net, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ser2net package is designed for, Proxy that allows tcp connections to serial ports.
Package Name:
ser2net
Summary:
Proxy that allows tcp connections to serial ports
Description:
ser2net provides a way for a user to connect from a network connection to a serial port. It provides all the serial port setup, a configuration file to configure the ports, a control login for modifying port parameters, monitoring ports, and controlling ports.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.7
Release:
1.el6
Size:
48 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the ser2net package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ser2net
This command will install ser2net on the server.
yum remove ser2net
This command will un-install ser2net on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ser2net, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ser2net
This command will un-install ser2net 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 ser2net when using the -y flag.
yum update ser2net
This command will update ser2net to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ser2net, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ser2net
This command will update ser2net 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 ser2net when using the -y flag.
yum info ser2net
This command will show you core information about the ser2net package.
yum deplist ser2net
This command will show you the dependencies for ser2net. 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 ser2net
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ser2net. 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.