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dl


Information about the package, dl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dl package is designed for, Download Ticket Service.


Package Name:

dl

Summary:

Download Ticket Service

Description:

dl is a file exchange service that allows you to upload any file to a web server and generate a unique ticket for others to download. The ticket is automatically expired according to the specified rules, so that you don't need to keep track or cleanup afterward. dl also allows you to grant an anonymous, one-time upload for others to send *you* a file, without the requirement of account management. dl is usually installed as a "email attachments replacement" due to its simplicity (though can be used in other ways).

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

0.17.1

Release:

1.el6

Size:

1.5 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for dl


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install dl

This command will install dl on the server.

yum remove dl

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

yum -y remove dl

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

yum update dl

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

yum -y update dl

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

yum info dl

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

yum deplist dl

This command will show you the dependencies for dl. 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 dl

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