Information about the package, PackageKit-yum-plugin, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The PackageKit-yum-plugin package is designed for, Tell PackageKit to check for updates when yum exits.
Package Name:
PackageKit-yum-plugin
Summary:
Tell PackageKit to check for updates when yum exits
Description:
PackageKit-yum-plugin tells PackageKit to check for updates when yum exits. This way, if you run 'yum update' and install all available updates, puplet will almost instantly update itself to reflect this.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.8
Release:
26.el6
Size:
93 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the PackageKit-yum-plugin package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will install PackageKit-yum-plugin on the server.
yum remove PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will un-install PackageKit-yum-plugin on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-yum-plugin, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will un-install PackageKit-yum-plugin 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-yum-plugin when using the -y flag.
yum update PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will update PackageKit-yum-plugin to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-yum-plugin, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will update PackageKit-yum-plugin 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-yum-plugin when using the -y flag.
yum info PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will show you core information about the PackageKit-yum-plugin package.
yum deplist PackageKit-yum-plugin
This command will show you the dependencies for PackageKit-yum-plugin. 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-yum-plugin
This command will check if there is an update waiting on PackageKit-yum-plugin. 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.