Information about the package, hesinfo, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The hesinfo package is designed for, Command-line Hesiod client.
Package Name:
hesinfo
Summary:
Command-line Hesiod client
Description:
Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files, among others. The hesinfo package contains the hesinfo client program, which can be used to query Hesiod.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.1.0
Release:
8.el6
Size:
9.9 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the hesinfo package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install hesinfo
This command will install hesinfo on the server.
yum remove hesinfo
This command will un-install hesinfo on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesinfo, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove hesinfo
This command will un-install hesinfo 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 hesinfo when using the -y flag.
yum update hesinfo
This command will update hesinfo to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesinfo, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update hesinfo
This command will update hesinfo 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 hesinfo when using the -y flag.
yum info hesinfo
This command will show you core information about the hesinfo package.
yum deplist hesinfo
This command will show you the dependencies for hesinfo. 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 hesinfo
This command will check if there is an update waiting on hesinfo. 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.