Information about the package, dvdisaster, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dvdisaster package is designed for, Additional error protection for CD/DVD media.
Package Name:
dvdisaster
Summary:
Additional error protection for CD/DVD media
Description:
dvdisaster provides a margin of safety against data loss on CD and DVD media caused by scratches or aging. It creates error correction data, which is used to recover unreadable sectors if the disc becomes damaged at a later time.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.72.3
Release:
1.el6
Size:
12 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the dvdisaster package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dvdisaster
This command will install dvdisaster on the server.
yum remove dvdisaster
This command will un-install dvdisaster on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dvdisaster, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dvdisaster
This command will un-install dvdisaster 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 dvdisaster when using the -y flag.
yum update dvdisaster
This command will update dvdisaster to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dvdisaster, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dvdisaster
This command will update dvdisaster 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 dvdisaster when using the -y flag.
yum info dvdisaster
This command will show you core information about the dvdisaster package.
yum deplist dvdisaster
This command will show you the dependencies for dvdisaster. 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 dvdisaster
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dvdisaster. 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.