Information about the package, perl-IO-Socket-Multicast, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The perl-IO-Socket-Multicast package is designed for, Perl library for sending and receiving multicast messages.
Package Name:
perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
Summary:
Perl library for sending and receiving multicast messages
Description:
The IO::Socket::Multicast module sub-classes IO::Socket::INET to enable you to manipulate multicast groups. With this module (and an operating system that supports multicast), you will be able to receive incoming multicast transmissions and generate your own outgoing multicast packets.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.12
Release:
2.el6
Size:
27 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the perl-IO-Socket-Multicast package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will install perl-IO-Socket-Multicast on the server.
yum remove perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will un-install perl-IO-Socket-Multicast on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-IO-Socket-Multicast, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will un-install perl-IO-Socket-Multicast 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-IO-Socket-Multicast when using the -y flag.
yum update perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will update perl-IO-Socket-Multicast to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-IO-Socket-Multicast, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will update perl-IO-Socket-Multicast 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-IO-Socket-Multicast when using the -y flag.
yum info perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will show you core information about the perl-IO-Socket-Multicast package.
yum deplist perl-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will show you the dependencies for perl-IO-Socket-Multicast. 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-IO-Socket-Multicast
This command will check if there is an update waiting on perl-IO-Socket-Multicast. 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.