Information about the package, abook, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The abook package is designed for, Text-based addressbook program for mutt.
Package Name:
abook
Summary:
Text-based addressbook program for mutt
Description:
Abook is a small and powerful text-based addressbook program designed for use with the mutt mail client.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.6.0
Release:
0.9.pre2.el6
Size:
82 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the abook package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install abook
This command will install abook on the server.
yum remove abook
This command will un-install abook on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove abook, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove abook
This command will un-install abook 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 abook when using the -y flag.
yum update abook
This command will update abook to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove abook, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update abook
This command will update abook 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 abook when using the -y flag.
yum info abook
This command will show you core information about the abook package.
yum deplist abook
This command will show you the dependencies for abook. 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 abook
This command will check if there is an update waiting on abook. 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.