Information about the package, krb5-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The krb5-server package is designed for, The KDC and related programs for Kerberos 5.
Package Name:
krb5-server
Summary:
The KDC and related programs for Kerberos 5
Description:
Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-server package contains the programs that must be installed on a Kerberos 5 key distribution center (KDC). If you are installing a Kerberos 5 KDC, you need to install this package (in other words, most people should NOT install this package).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.10.3
Release:
65.el6
Size:
2.0 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the krb5-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install krb5-server
This command will install krb5-server on the server.
yum remove krb5-server
This command will un-install krb5-server on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove krb5-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove krb5-server
This command will un-install krb5-server 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 krb5-server when using the -y flag.
yum update krb5-server
This command will update krb5-server to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove krb5-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update krb5-server
This command will update krb5-server 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 krb5-server when using the -y flag.
yum info krb5-server
This command will show you core information about the krb5-server package.
yum deplist krb5-server
This command will show you the dependencies for krb5-server. 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 krb5-server
This command will check if there is an update waiting on krb5-server. 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.