Information about the package, patchy, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The patchy package is designed for, The patchy utilities.
Package Name:
patchy
Summary:
The patchy utilities
Description:
Utilities for extracting sources from patchy cards and cradles.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2006
Release:
34.el6
Size:
427 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ and LGPLv2+
Control the patchy package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install patchy
This command will install patchy on the server.
yum remove patchy
This command will un-install patchy on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove patchy, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove patchy
This command will un-install patchy 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 patchy when using the -y flag.
yum update patchy
This command will update patchy to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove patchy, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update patchy
This command will update patchy 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 patchy when using the -y flag.
yum info patchy
This command will show you core information about the patchy package.
yum deplist patchy
This command will show you the dependencies for patchy. 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 patchy
This command will check if there is an update waiting on patchy. 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.