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syslinux-extlinux


Information about the package, syslinux-extlinux, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The syslinux-extlinux package is designed for, The EXTLINUX bootloader, for booting the local system..


Package Name:

syslinux-extlinux

Summary:

The EXTLINUX bootloader, for booting the local system.

Description:

The EXTLINUX bootloader, for booting the local system, as well as all the SYSLINUX/PXELINUX modules in /boot.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.04

Release:

3.el6

Size:

47 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for syslinux-extlinux


Control the syslinux-extlinux package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install syslinux-extlinux

This command will install syslinux-extlinux on the server.

yum remove syslinux-extlinux

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

yum -y remove syslinux-extlinux

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

yum update syslinux-extlinux

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

yum -y update syslinux-extlinux

This command will update syslinux-extlinux 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 syslinux-extlinux when using the -y flag.

yum info syslinux-extlinux

This command will show you core information about the syslinux-extlinux package.

yum deplist syslinux-extlinux

This command will show you the dependencies for syslinux-extlinux. 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 syslinux-extlinux

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