Information about the package, PackageKit, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The PackageKit package is designed for, Package management service.
Package Name:
PackageKit
Summary:
Package management service
Description:
PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.8
Release:
26.el6
Size:
527 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the PackageKit package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install PackageKit
This command will install PackageKit on the server.
yum remove PackageKit
This command will un-install PackageKit on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove PackageKit
This command will un-install PackageKit 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update PackageKit
This command will update PackageKit to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove PackageKit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update PackageKit
This command will update PackageKit 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info PackageKit
This command will show you core information about the PackageKit package.
yum deplist PackageKit
This command will show you the dependencies for PackageKit. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on PackageKit. 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.