Information about the package, nbd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nbd package is designed for, Network Block Device user-space tools (TCP version).
Package Name:
nbd
Summary:
Network Block Device user-space tools (TCP version)
Description:
Tools for the Linux Kernel's network block device, allowing you to use remote block devices over a TCP/IP network.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.9.20
Release:
7.el6
Size:
43 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+
Control the nbd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nbd
This command will install nbd on the server.
yum remove nbd
This command will un-install nbd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nbd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nbd
This command will un-install nbd 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 nbd when using the -y flag.
yum update nbd
This command will update nbd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nbd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nbd
This command will update nbd 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 nbd when using the -y flag.
yum info nbd
This command will show you core information about the nbd package.
yum deplist nbd
This command will show you the dependencies for nbd. 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 nbd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nbd. 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.