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otf2


Information about the package, otf2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The otf2 package is designed for, Open Trace Format 2 library.


Package Name:

otf2

Summary:

Open Trace Format 2 library

Description:

The Open Trace Format 2 (OTF2) is a highly scalable, memory efficient event trace data format plus support library.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.5.1

Release:

2.el6

Size:

288 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for otf2


Control the otf2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install otf2

This command will install otf2 on the server.

yum remove otf2

This command will un-install otf2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove otf2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove otf2

This command will un-install otf2 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 otf2 when using the -y flag.

yum update otf2

This command will update otf2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove otf2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update otf2

This command will update otf2 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 otf2 when using the -y flag.

yum info otf2

This command will show you core information about the otf2 package.

yum deplist otf2

This command will show you the dependencies for otf2. 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 otf2

This command will check if there is an update waiting on otf2. 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.