Information about the package, openscap, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The openscap package is designed for, Set of open source libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line.
Package Name:
openscap
Summary:
Set of open source libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line
Description:
OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.13
Release:
2.el6
Size:
3.9 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the openscap package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install openscap
This command will install openscap on the server.
yum remove openscap
This command will un-install openscap on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openscap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove openscap
This command will un-install openscap 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 openscap when using the -y flag.
yum update openscap
This command will update openscap to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openscap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update openscap
This command will update openscap 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 openscap when using the -y flag.
yum info openscap
This command will show you core information about the openscap package.
yum deplist openscap
This command will show you the dependencies for openscap. 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 openscap
This command will check if there is an update waiting on openscap. 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.