Information about the package, python-setuptools, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python-setuptools package is designed for, Easily build and distribute Python packages.
Package Name:
python-setuptools
Summary:
Easily build and distribute Python packages
Description:
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.py.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.6.10
Release:
4el6_9
Size:
1.5 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
updates
Licence:
Python or ZPLv2.0
Control the python-setuptools package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install python-setuptools
This command will install python-setuptools on the server.
yum remove python-setuptools
This command will un-install python-setuptools on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-setuptools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove python-setuptools
This command will un-install python-setuptools 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 python-setuptools when using the -y flag.
yum update python-setuptools
This command will update python-setuptools to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-setuptools, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update python-setuptools
This command will update python-setuptools 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 python-setuptools when using the -y flag.
yum info python-setuptools
This command will show you core information about the python-setuptools package.
yum deplist python-setuptools
This command will show you the dependencies for python-setuptools. 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 python-setuptools
This command will check if there is an update waiting on python-setuptools. 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.