Information about the package, pigz, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pigz package is designed for, Parallel implementation of gzip.
Package Name:
pigz
Summary:
Parallel implementation of gzip
Description:
pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip, is a fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.3.4
Release:
1.el6
Size:
75 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
zlib
Control the pigz package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pigz
This command will install pigz on the server.
yum remove pigz
This command will un-install pigz on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pigz, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pigz
This command will un-install pigz 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 pigz when using the -y flag.
yum update pigz
This command will update pigz to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pigz, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pigz
This command will update pigz 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 pigz when using the -y flag.
yum info pigz
This command will show you core information about the pigz package.
yum deplist pigz
This command will show you the dependencies for pigz. 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 pigz
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pigz. 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.