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arj


Information about the package, arj, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The arj package is designed for, Archiver for .arj files.


Package Name:

arj

Summary:

Archiver for .arj files

Description:

This package is an open source version of the arj archiver. It has been created with the intent to preserve maximum compatibility and retain the feature set of original ARJ archiver as provided by ARJ Software, Inc.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

3.10.22

Release:

22.el6

Size:

149 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPL+



Handy Yum Commands for arj


Control the arj package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install arj

This command will install arj on the server.

yum remove arj

This command will un-install arj on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove arj, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove arj

This command will un-install arj 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 arj when using the -y flag.

yum update arj

This command will update arj to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove arj, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update arj

This command will update arj 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 arj when using the -y flag.

yum info arj

This command will show you core information about the arj package.

yum deplist arj

This command will show you the dependencies for arj. 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 arj

This command will check if there is an update waiting on arj. 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.