Information about the package, hesiod, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The hesiod package is designed for, Shared libraries for querying the Hesiod naming service.
Package Name:
hesiod
Summary:
Shared libraries for querying the Hesiod naming service
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.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.1.0
Release:
19.el6
Size:
20 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the hesiod package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install hesiod
This command will install hesiod on the server.
yum remove hesiod
This command will un-install hesiod on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesiod, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove hesiod
This command will un-install hesiod 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update hesiod
This command will update hesiod to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove hesiod, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update hesiod
This command will update hesiod 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info hesiod
This command will show you core information about the hesiod package.
yum deplist hesiod
This command will show you the dependencies for hesiod. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on hesiod. 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.