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sks


Information about the package, sks, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The sks package is designed for, Synchronizing Key Server.


Package Name:

sks

Summary:

Synchronizing Key Server

Description:

SKS is a OpenPGP keyserver whose goal is to provide easy to deploy, decentralized, and highly reliable synchronization.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.1.5

Release:

9.el6

Size:

694 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for sks


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install sks

This command will install sks on the server.

yum remove sks

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

yum -y remove sks

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

yum update sks

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

yum -y update sks

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

yum info sks

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

yum deplist sks

This command will show you the dependencies for sks. 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 sks

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