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oddjob


Information about the package, oddjob, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The oddjob package is designed for, A D-Bus service which runs odd jobs on behalf of client.


Package Name:

oddjob

Summary:

A D-Bus service which runs odd jobs on behalf of client

Description:

oddjob is a D-BUS service which performs particular tasks for clients which connect to it and issue requests using the system-wide message bus.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.30

Release:

6.el6

Size:

60 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for oddjob


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install oddjob

This command will install oddjob on the server.

yum remove oddjob

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

yum -y remove oddjob

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

yum update oddjob

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

yum -y update oddjob

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

yum info oddjob

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

yum deplist oddjob

This command will show you the dependencies for oddjob. 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 oddjob

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