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ginfo


Information about the package, ginfo, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ginfo package is designed for, A versatile tool for discovering Grid services.


Package Name:

ginfo

Summary:

A versatile tool for discovering Grid services

Description:

A versatile tool for discovering Grid services by querying either LDAP-based Grid information services or the EMI Registry.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

1.0.2

Release:

1.el6

Size:

9.7 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

ASL 2.0



Handy Yum Commands for ginfo


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install ginfo

This command will install ginfo on the server.

yum remove ginfo

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

yum -y remove ginfo

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

yum update ginfo

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

yum -y update ginfo

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

yum info ginfo

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

yum deplist ginfo

This command will show you the dependencies for ginfo. 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 ginfo

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