Information about the package, db4-devel-static, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The db4-devel-static package is designed for, Berkeley DB (version 4) static libraries.
Package Name:
db4-devel-static
Summary:
Berkeley DB (version 4) static libraries
Description:
The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains static libraries needed for applications that require statical linking of Berkeley DB.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.7.25
Release:
22.el6
Size:
2.5 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Sleepycat and BSD
Control the db4-devel-static package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install db4-devel-static
This command will install db4-devel-static on the server.
yum remove db4-devel-static
This command will un-install db4-devel-static on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove db4-devel-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove db4-devel-static
This command will un-install db4-devel-static 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 db4-devel-static when using the -y flag.
yum update db4-devel-static
This command will update db4-devel-static to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove db4-devel-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update db4-devel-static
This command will update db4-devel-static 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 db4-devel-static when using the -y flag.
yum info db4-devel-static
This command will show you core information about the db4-devel-static package.
yum deplist db4-devel-static
This command will show you the dependencies for db4-devel-static. 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 db4-devel-static
This command will check if there is an update waiting on db4-devel-static. 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.