Information about the package, screen, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The screen package is designed for, A screen manager that supports multiple logins on one terminal.
Package Name:
screen
Summary:
A screen manager that supports multiple logins on one terminal
Description:
The screen utility allows you to have multiple logins on just one terminal. Screen is useful for users who telnet into a machine or are connected via a dumb terminal, but want to use more than just one login. Install the screen package if you need a screen manager that can support multiple logins on one terminal.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.0.3
Release:
19.el6
Size:
795 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the screen package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install screen
This command will install screen on the server.
yum remove screen
This command will un-install screen on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove screen, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove screen
This command will un-install screen 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 screen when using the -y flag.
yum update screen
This command will update screen to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove screen, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update screen
This command will update screen 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 screen when using the -y flag.
yum info screen
This command will show you core information about the screen package.
yum deplist screen
This command will show you the dependencies for screen. 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 screen
This command will check if there is an update waiting on screen. 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.