Information about the package, Lmod, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The Lmod package is designed for, Environmental Modules System in Lua.
Package Name:
Lmod
Summary:
Environmental Modules System in Lua
Description:
Lmod is a Lua based module system that easily handles the MODULEPATH Hierarchical problem. Environment Modules provide a convenient way to dynamically change the users' environment through modulefiles. This includes easily adding or removing directories to the PATH environment variable. Modulefiles for library packages provide environment variables that specify where the library and header files can be found.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
6.5.1
Release:
2.el6
Size:
192 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT and LGPLv2
Control the Lmod package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install Lmod
This command will install Lmod on the server.
yum remove Lmod
This command will un-install Lmod on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Lmod, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove Lmod
This command will un-install Lmod 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 Lmod when using the -y flag.
yum update Lmod
This command will update Lmod to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Lmod, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update Lmod
This command will update Lmod 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 Lmod when using the -y flag.
yum info Lmod
This command will show you core information about the Lmod package.
yum deplist Lmod
This command will show you the dependencies for Lmod. 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 Lmod
This command will check if there is an update waiting on Lmod. 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.