Information about the package, v8, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The v8 package is designed for, JavaScript Engine.
Package Name:
v8
Summary:
JavaScript Engine
Description:
V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine. V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google. V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262, 3rd edition.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.14.5.10
Release:
25.el6
Size:
3.0 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the v8 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install v8
This command will install v8 on the server.
yum remove v8
This command will un-install v8 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove v8, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove v8
This command will un-install v8 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 v8 when using the -y flag.
yum update v8
This command will update v8 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove v8, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update v8
This command will update v8 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 v8 when using the -y flag.
yum info v8
This command will show you core information about the v8 package.
yum deplist v8
This command will show you the dependencies for v8. 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 v8
This command will check if there is an update waiting on v8. 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.