Information about the package, xinetd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xinetd package is designed for, A secure replacement for inetd.
Package Name:
xinetd
Summary:
A secure replacement for inetd
Description:
Xinetd is a secure replacement for inetd, the Internet services daemon. Xinetd provides access control for all services based on the address of the remote host and/or on time of access and can prevent denial-of-access attacks. Xinetd provides extensive logging, has no limit on the number of server arguments, and lets you bind specific services to specific IP addresses on your host machine. Each service has its own specific configuration file for Xinetd; the files are located in the /etc/xinetd.d directory.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.3.14
Release:
40.el6
Size:
122 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
xinetd
Control the xinetd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xinetd
This command will install xinetd on the server.
yum remove xinetd
This command will un-install xinetd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xinetd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xinetd
This command will un-install xinetd 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 xinetd when using the -y flag.
yum update xinetd
This command will update xinetd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xinetd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xinetd
This command will update xinetd 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 xinetd when using the -y flag.
yum info xinetd
This command will show you core information about the xinetd package.
yum deplist xinetd
This command will show you the dependencies for xinetd. 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 xinetd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xinetd. 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.