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PackageKit-cron


Information about the package, PackageKit-cron, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The PackageKit-cron package is designed for, Cron job and related utilities for PackageKit.


Package Name:

PackageKit-cron

Summary:

Cron job and related utilities for PackageKit

Description:

Crontab and utilities for running PackageKit as a cron job.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.5.8

Release:

26.el6

Size:

92 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for PackageKit-cron


Control the PackageKit-cron package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install PackageKit-cron

This command will install PackageKit-cron on the server.

yum remove PackageKit-cron

This command will un-install PackageKit-cron on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-cron, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove PackageKit-cron

This command will un-install PackageKit-cron 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 PackageKit-cron when using the -y flag.

yum update PackageKit-cron

This command will update PackageKit-cron to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-cron, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update PackageKit-cron

This command will update PackageKit-cron 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 PackageKit-cron when using the -y flag.

yum info PackageKit-cron

This command will show you core information about the PackageKit-cron package.

yum deplist PackageKit-cron

This command will show you the dependencies for PackageKit-cron. 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 PackageKit-cron

This command will check if there is an update waiting on PackageKit-cron. 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.