Information about the package, lockfile-progs, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The lockfile-progs package is designed for, Command-line programs to safely lock and unlock files and.
Package Name:
lockfile-progs
Summary:
Command-line programs to safely lock and unlock files and
Description:
lockfile-progs provide a method to lock and unlock mailboxes and files safely (via liblockfile).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.1.15
Release:
2.el6
Size:
19 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the lockfile-progs package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install lockfile-progs
This command will install lockfile-progs on the server.
yum remove lockfile-progs
This command will un-install lockfile-progs on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lockfile-progs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove lockfile-progs
This command will un-install lockfile-progs 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 lockfile-progs when using the -y flag.
yum update lockfile-progs
This command will update lockfile-progs to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lockfile-progs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update lockfile-progs
This command will update lockfile-progs 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 lockfile-progs when using the -y flag.
yum info lockfile-progs
This command will show you core information about the lockfile-progs package.
yum deplist lockfile-progs
This command will show you the dependencies for lockfile-progs. 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 lockfile-progs
This command will check if there is an update waiting on lockfile-progs. 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.