Information about the package, bzip2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The bzip2 package is designed for, A file compression utility.
Package Name:
bzip2
Summary:
A file compression utility
URL:
Description:
Bzip2 is a freely available, patent-free, high quality data compressor. Bzip2 compresses files to within 10 to 15 percent of the capabilities of the best techniques available. However, bzip2 has the added benefit of being approximately two times faster at compression and six times faster at decompression than those techniques. Bzip2 is not the fastest compression utility, but it does strike a balance between speed and compression capability. Install bzip2 if you need a compression utility.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.5
Release:
7.el6_0
Size:
77 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
BSD
Control the bzip2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install bzip2
This command will install bzip2 on the server.
yum remove bzip2
This command will un-install bzip2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bzip2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove bzip2
This command will un-install bzip2 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 bzip2 when using the -y flag.
yum update bzip2
This command will update bzip2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bzip2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update bzip2
This command will update bzip2 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 bzip2 when using the -y flag.
yum info bzip2
This command will show you core information about the bzip2 package.
yum deplist bzip2
This command will show you the dependencies for bzip2. 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 bzip2
This command will check if there is an update waiting on bzip2. 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.