Information about the package, ddrescue, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ddrescue package is designed for, Data recovery tool trying hard to rescue data in case of read.
Package Name:
ddrescue
Summary:
Data recovery tool trying hard to rescue data in case of read
Description:
GNU ddrescue is a data recovery tool. It copies data from one file or block device (hard disc, cd-rom, etc) to another, trying hard to rescue data in case of read errors. GNU ddrescue does not truncate the output file if not asked to. So, every time you run it on the same output file, it tries to fill in the gaps.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.16
Release:
1.el6
Size:
81 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv3+
Control the ddrescue package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ddrescue
This command will install ddrescue on the server.
yum remove ddrescue
This command will un-install ddrescue on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ddrescue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ddrescue
This command will un-install ddrescue 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 ddrescue when using the -y flag.
yum update ddrescue
This command will update ddrescue to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ddrescue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ddrescue
This command will update ddrescue 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 ddrescue when using the -y flag.
yum info ddrescue
This command will show you core information about the ddrescue package.
yum deplist ddrescue
This command will show you the dependencies for ddrescue. 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 ddrescue
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ddrescue. 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.