golang

Package Name:

golang

Summary:

The Go Programming Language

URL:

http://golang.org/

Description:

The Go Programming Language.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.9.4

Release:

1.el6

Size:

642 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD and Public Domain

Command

Description of Command

yum install golang

This command will install golang on the server.

yum remove golang

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

yum -y remove golang

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

yum update golang

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

yum -y update golang

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

yum info golang

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

yum deplist golang

This command will show you the dependencies for golang. 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 golang

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

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