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yum install

This command will install on the server.

yum remove

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

yum -y remove

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

yum update

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

yum -y update

This command will update 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 when using the -y flag.

yum info

This command will show you core information about the package.

yum deplist

This command will show you the dependencies for . 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

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

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