Information about the package, PackageKit-yum, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The PackageKit-yum package is designed for, PackageKit YUM backend.
Package Name:
PackageKit-yum
Summary:
PackageKit YUM backend
Description:
A backend for PackageKit to enable yum functionality.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.8
Release:
26.el6
Size:
157 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the PackageKit-yum package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install PackageKit-yum
This command will install PackageKit-yum on the server.
yum remove PackageKit-yum
This command will un-install PackageKit-yum on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-yum, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove PackageKit-yum
This command will un-install PackageKit-yum 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update PackageKit-yum
This command will update PackageKit-yum to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit-yum, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update PackageKit-yum
This command will update PackageKit-yum 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info PackageKit-yum
This command will show you core information about the PackageKit-yum package.
yum deplist PackageKit-yum
This command will show you the dependencies for PackageKit-yum. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on PackageKit-yum. 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.