Information about the package, net-tools, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The net-tools package is designed for, Basic networking tools.
Package Name:
net-tools
Summary:
Basic networking tools
Description:
The net-tools package contains basic networking tools, including ifconfig, netstat, route, and others. Most of them are obsolete. For replacement check iproute package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.60
Release:
114.el6
Size:
760 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPL+
Control the net-tools package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install net-tools
This command will install net-tools on the server.
yum remove net-tools
This command will un-install net-tools on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove net-tools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove net-tools
This command will un-install net-tools 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 net-tools when using the -y flag.
yum update net-tools
This command will update net-tools to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove net-tools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update net-tools
This command will update net-tools 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 net-tools when using the -y flag.
yum info net-tools
This command will show you core information about the net-tools package.
yum deplist net-tools
This command will show you the dependencies for net-tools. 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 net-tools
This command will check if there is an update waiting on net-tools. 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.