Information about the package, jwhois, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The jwhois package is designed for, Internet whois/nicname client.
Package Name:
jwhois
Summary:
Internet whois/nicname client
Description:
A whois client that accepts both traditional and finger-style queries.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.0
Release:
19.el6
Size:
104 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv3
Control the jwhois package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install jwhois
This command will install jwhois on the server.
yum remove jwhois
This command will un-install jwhois on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove jwhois, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove jwhois
This command will un-install jwhois 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 jwhois when using the -y flag.
yum update jwhois
This command will update jwhois to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove jwhois, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update jwhois
This command will update jwhois 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 jwhois when using the -y flag.
yum info jwhois
This command will show you core information about the jwhois package.
yum deplist jwhois
This command will show you the dependencies for jwhois. 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 jwhois
This command will check if there is an update waiting on jwhois. 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.