Information about the package, rmt, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rmt package is designed for, Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices.
Package Name:
rmt
Summary:
Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices
Description:
The rmt utility provides remote access to tape devices for programs like dump (a filesystem backup program), restore (a program for restoring files from a backup), and tar (an archiving program).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.4
Release:
0.6.b42.el6
Size:
25 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the rmt package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rmt
This command will install rmt on the server.
yum remove rmt
This command will un-install rmt on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rmt, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rmt
This command will un-install rmt 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 rmt when using the -y flag.
yum update rmt
This command will update rmt to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rmt, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rmt
This command will update rmt 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 rmt when using the -y flag.
yum info rmt
This command will show you core information about the rmt package.
yum deplist rmt
This command will show you the dependencies for rmt. 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 rmt
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rmt. 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.