Information about the package, dirmngr, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dirmngr package is designed for, Client for Managing/Downloading CRLs.
Package Name:
dirmngr
Summary:
Client for Managing/Downloading CRLs
Description:
Dirmngr is a server for managing and downloading certificate revocation lists (CRLs) for X.509 certificates and for downloading the certificates themselves. Dirmngr also handles OCSP requests as an alternative to CRLs. Dirmngr is either invoked internally by gpgsm (from gnupg2) or when running as a system daemon through the dirmngr-client tool.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.3
Release:
4.el6
Size:
230 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+ and GPLv3+ and OpenLDAP
Control the dirmngr package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dirmngr
This command will install dirmngr on the server.
yum remove dirmngr
This command will un-install dirmngr on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dirmngr, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dirmngr
This command will un-install dirmngr 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 dirmngr when using the -y flag.
yum update dirmngr
This command will update dirmngr to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dirmngr, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dirmngr
This command will update dirmngr 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 dirmngr when using the -y flag.
yum info dirmngr
This command will show you core information about the dirmngr package.
yum deplist dirmngr
This command will show you the dependencies for dirmngr. 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 dirmngr
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dirmngr. 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.