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