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krb5-workstation


Information about the package, krb5-workstation, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The krb5-workstation package is designed for, Kerberos 5 programs for use on workstations.


Package Name:

krb5-workstation

Summary:

Kerberos 5 programs for use on workstations

Description:

Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-workstation package contains the basic Kerberos programs (kinit, klist, kdestroy, kpasswd). If your network uses Kerberos, this package should be installed on every workstation.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.10.3

Release:

65.el6

Size:

814 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for krb5-workstation


Control the krb5-workstation package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install krb5-workstation

This command will install krb5-workstation on the server.

yum remove krb5-workstation

This command will un-install krb5-workstation on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove krb5-workstation, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove krb5-workstation

This command will un-install krb5-workstation 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-workstation when using the -y flag.

yum update krb5-workstation

This command will update krb5-workstation to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove krb5-workstation, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update krb5-workstation

This command will update krb5-workstation 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-workstation when using the -y flag.

yum info krb5-workstation

This command will show you core information about the krb5-workstation package.

yum deplist krb5-workstation

This command will show you the dependencies for krb5-workstation. 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-workstation

This command will check if there is an update waiting on krb5-workstation. 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.