Information about the package, rootfiles, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rootfiles package is designed for, The basic required files for the root user's directory.
Package Name:
rootfiles
Summary:
The basic required files for the root user's directory
Description:
The rootfiles package contains basic required files that are placed in the root user's account. These files are basically the same as those in /etc/skel, which are placed in regular users' home directories.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
8.1
Release:
6.1.el6
Size:
599
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
Public Domain
Control the rootfiles package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rootfiles
This command will install rootfiles on the server.
yum remove rootfiles
This command will un-install rootfiles on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rootfiles, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rootfiles
This command will un-install rootfiles 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 rootfiles when using the -y flag.
yum update rootfiles
This command will update rootfiles to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rootfiles, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rootfiles
This command will update rootfiles 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 rootfiles when using the -y flag.
yum info rootfiles
This command will show you core information about the rootfiles package.
yum deplist rootfiles
This command will show you the dependencies for rootfiles. 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 rootfiles
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rootfiles. 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.