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abrt


Information about the package, abrt, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The abrt package is designed for, Automatic bug detection and reporting tool.


Package Name:

abrt

Summary:

Automatic bug detection and reporting tool

Description:

abrt is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all informations needed by maintainer to fix it. It uses plugin system to extend its functionality.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.0.8

Release:

43.el6.centos

Size:

229 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for abrt


Control the abrt package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install abrt

This command will install abrt on the server.

yum remove abrt

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

yum -y remove abrt

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

yum update abrt

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

yum -y update abrt

This command will update abrt 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 abrt when using the -y flag.

yum info abrt

This command will show you core information about the abrt package.

yum deplist abrt

This command will show you the dependencies for abrt. 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 abrt

This command will check if there is an update waiting on abrt. 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.