Information about the package, zlib-static, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The zlib-static package is designed for, Static libraries for Zlib development.
Package Name:
zlib-static
Summary:
Static libraries for Zlib development
Description:
The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.3
Release:
29.el6
Size:
52 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
zlib and Boost
Control the zlib-static package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install zlib-static
This command will install zlib-static on the server.
yum remove zlib-static
This command will un-install zlib-static on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zlib-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove zlib-static
This command will un-install zlib-static 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 zlib-static when using the -y flag.
yum update zlib-static
This command will update zlib-static to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zlib-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update zlib-static
This command will update zlib-static 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 zlib-static when using the -y flag.
yum info zlib-static
This command will show you core information about the zlib-static package.
yum deplist zlib-static
This command will show you the dependencies for zlib-static. 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 zlib-static
This command will check if there is an update waiting on zlib-static. 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.