Information about the package, smstools, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The smstools package is designed for, Tools to send and receive short messages through GSM modems or.
Package Name:
smstools
Summary:
Tools to send and receive short messages through GSM modems or
Description:
The SMS Server Tools are made to send and receive short messages through GSM modems. It supports easy file interfaces and it can run external programs for automatic actions.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.1.15
Release:
3.el6
Size:
253 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the smstools package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install smstools
This command will install smstools on the server.
yum remove smstools
This command will un-install smstools on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove smstools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove smstools
This command will un-install smstools 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 smstools when using the -y flag.
yum update smstools
This command will update smstools to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove smstools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update smstools
This command will update smstools 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 smstools when using the -y flag.
yum info smstools
This command will show you core information about the smstools package.
yum deplist smstools
This command will show you the dependencies for smstools. 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 smstools
This command will check if there is an update waiting on smstools. 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.