Information about the package, ptpd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ptpd package is designed for, PTPd implements the Precision Time protocol (PTP) as defined by.
Package Name:
ptpd
Summary:
PTPd implements the Precision Time protocol (PTP) as defined by
Description:
The PTP daemon (PTPd) implements the Precision Time protocol (PTP) as defined by the relevant IEEE 1588 standard. PTP was developed to provide very precise time coordination of LAN connected computers. PTPd is a complete implementation of the IEEE 1588 specification for a standard (non-boundary) clock. PTPd has been tested with and is known to work properly with other IEEE 1588 implementations.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.3.1
Release:
1.el6
Size:
186 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the ptpd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ptpd
This command will install ptpd on the server.
yum remove ptpd
This command will un-install ptpd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ptpd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ptpd
This command will un-install ptpd 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 ptpd when using the -y flag.
yum update ptpd
This command will update ptpd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ptpd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ptpd
This command will update ptpd 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 ptpd when using the -y flag.
yum info ptpd
This command will show you core information about the ptpd package.
yum deplist ptpd
This command will show you the dependencies for ptpd. 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 ptpd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ptpd. 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.