Information about the package, bind, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The bind package is designed for, The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System).
Package Name:
bind
Summary:
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System)
Description:
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
9.8.2
Release:
0.62.rc1.el6_9.5
Size:
7.3 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
updates
Licence:
ISC
Control the bind package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install bind
This command will install bind on the server.
yum remove bind
This command will un-install bind on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bind, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove bind
This command will un-install bind 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 bind when using the -y flag.
yum update bind
This command will update bind to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bind, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update bind
This command will update bind 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 bind when using the -y flag.
yum info bind
This command will show you core information about the bind package.
yum deplist bind
This command will show you the dependencies for bind. 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 bind
This command will check if there is an update waiting on bind. 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.