Information about the package, ufw, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ufw package is designed for, Uncomplicated Firewall.
Package Name:
ufw
Summary:
Uncomplicated Firewall
Description:
The Uncomplicated Firewall(ufw) is a front-end for netfilter, which aims to make it easier for people unfamiliar with firewall concepts. Ufw provides a framework for managing netfilter as well as manipulating the firewall.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.35
Release:
9.el6
Size:
225 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv3
Control the ufw package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ufw
This command will install ufw on the server.
yum remove ufw
This command will un-install ufw on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ufw, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ufw
This command will un-install ufw 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 ufw when using the -y flag.
yum update ufw
This command will update ufw to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ufw, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ufw
This command will update ufw 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 ufw when using the -y flag.
yum info ufw
This command will show you core information about the ufw package.
yum deplist ufw
This command will show you the dependencies for ufw. 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 ufw
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ufw. 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.