Information about the package, pkgdiff, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pkgdiff package is designed for, A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages.
Package Name:
pkgdiff
Summary:
A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages
Description:
Package Changes Analyzer (pkgdiff) is a tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages (RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ, etc). The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring compatibility of old and new versions of packages.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
1.7.2
Release:
1.el6
Size:
58 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the pkgdiff package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pkgdiff
This command will install pkgdiff on the server.
yum remove pkgdiff
This command will un-install pkgdiff on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pkgdiff, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pkgdiff
This command will un-install pkgdiff 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 pkgdiff when using the -y flag.
yum update pkgdiff
This command will update pkgdiff to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pkgdiff, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pkgdiff
This command will update pkgdiff 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 pkgdiff when using the -y flag.
yum info pkgdiff
This command will show you core information about the pkgdiff package.
yum deplist pkgdiff
This command will show you the dependencies for pkgdiff. 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 pkgdiff
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pkgdiff. 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.