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memcached


Information about the package, memcached, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The memcached package is designed for, High Performance, Distributed Memory Object Cache.


Package Name:

memcached

Summary:

High Performance, Distributed Memory Object Cache

Description:

memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.4.4

Release:

5.el6

Size:

69 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for memcached


Control the memcached package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install memcached

This command will install memcached on the server.

yum remove memcached

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

yum -y remove memcached

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

yum update memcached

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

yum -y update memcached

This command will update memcached 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 memcached when using the -y flag.

yum info memcached

This command will show you core information about the memcached package.

yum deplist memcached

This command will show you the dependencies for memcached. 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 memcached

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