Information about the package, banner, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The banner package is designed for, Prints a short string to the console in very large letters.
Package Name:
banner
Summary:
Prints a short string to the console in very large letters
Description:
Classic-style banner program similar to the one found in Solaris or AIX. The banner program prints a short string to the console in very large letters.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.3.3
Release:
1.el6
Size:
19 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the banner package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install banner
This command will install banner on the server.
yum remove banner
This command will un-install banner on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove banner, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove banner
This command will un-install banner 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 banner when using the -y flag.
yum update banner
This command will update banner to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove banner, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update banner
This command will update banner 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 banner when using the -y flag.
yum info banner
This command will show you core information about the banner package.
yum deplist banner
This command will show you the dependencies for banner. 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 banner
This command will check if there is an update waiting on banner. 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.