Information about the package, genders, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The genders package is designed for, Static cluster configuration database.
Package Name:
genders
Summary:
Static cluster configuration database
Description:
Genders is a static cluster configuration database used for cluster configuration management. It is used by a variety of tools and scripts for management of large clusters. The genders database is typically replicated on every node of the cluster. It describes the layout and configuration of the cluster so that tools and scripts can sense the variations of cluster nodes. By abstracting this information into a plain text file, it becomes possible to change the configuration of a cluster by modifying only one file.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.22
Release:
2.el6
Size:
54 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the genders package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install genders
This command will install genders on the server.
yum remove genders
This command will un-install genders on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove genders, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove genders
This command will un-install genders 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 genders when using the -y flag.
yum update genders
This command will update genders to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove genders, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update genders
This command will update genders 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 genders when using the -y flag.
yum info genders
This command will show you core information about the genders package.
yum deplist genders
This command will show you the dependencies for genders. 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 genders
This command will check if there is an update waiting on genders. 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.