Information about the package, hesiod-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The hesiod-devel package is designed for, Development libraries and headers for Hesiod.
Package Name:
hesiod-devel
Summary:
Development libraries and headers for Hesiod
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 which might otherwise kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files over a network, eliminating the need to ensure the files are synchronized among multiple hosts. This package contains the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.1.0
Release:
19.el6
Size:
19 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the hesiod-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install hesiod-devel
This command will install hesiod-devel on the server.
yum remove hesiod-devel
This command will un-install hesiod-devel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesiod-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove hesiod-devel
This command will un-install hesiod-devel 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 hesiod-devel when using the -y flag.
yum update hesiod-devel
This command will update hesiod-devel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesiod-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update hesiod-devel
This command will update hesiod-devel 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 hesiod-devel when using the -y flag.
yum info hesiod-devel
This command will show you core information about the hesiod-devel package.
yum deplist hesiod-devel
This command will show you the dependencies for hesiod-devel. 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 hesiod-devel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on hesiod-devel. 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.