Information about the package, mingetty, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mingetty package is designed for, A compact getty program for virtual consoles only.
Package Name:
mingetty
Summary:
A compact getty program for virtual consoles only
Description:
The mingetty program is a lightweight, minimalist getty program for use only on virtual consoles. Mingetty is not suitable for serial lines (you should use the mgetty program in that case).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.08
Release:
5.el6
Size:
34 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the mingetty package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mingetty
This command will install mingetty on the server.
yum remove mingetty
This command will un-install mingetty on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mingetty, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mingetty
This command will un-install mingetty 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 mingetty when using the -y flag.
yum update mingetty
This command will update mingetty to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mingetty, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mingetty
This command will update mingetty 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 mingetty when using the -y flag.
yum info mingetty
This command will show you core information about the mingetty package.
yum deplist mingetty
This command will show you the dependencies for mingetty. 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 mingetty
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mingetty. 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.