Information about the package, perl-Guard, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The perl-Guard package is designed for, Safe cleanup blocks.
Package Name:
perl-Guard
Summary:
Safe cleanup blocks
Description:
This module implements so-called "guards". A guard is something (usually an object) that "guards" a resource, ensuring that it is cleaned up when expected.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.022
Release:
1.el6
Size:
18 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the perl-Guard package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install perl-Guard
This command will install perl-Guard on the server.
yum remove perl-Guard
This command will un-install perl-Guard on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Guard, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove perl-Guard
This command will un-install perl-Guard 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 perl-Guard when using the -y flag.
yum update perl-Guard
This command will update perl-Guard to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Guard, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update perl-Guard
This command will update perl-Guard 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 perl-Guard when using the -y flag.
yum info perl-Guard
This command will show you core information about the perl-Guard package.
yum deplist perl-Guard
This command will show you the dependencies for perl-Guard. 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 perl-Guard
This command will check if there is an update waiting on perl-Guard. 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.