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tmux


Information about the package, tmux, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tmux package is designed for, A terminal multiplexer.


Package Name:

tmux

Summary:

A terminal multiplexer

Description:

tmux is a "terminal multiplexer." It enables a number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU Screen.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.6

Release:

3.el6

Size:

208 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

ISC and BSD



Handy Yum Commands for tmux


Control the tmux package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install tmux

This command will install tmux on the server.

yum remove tmux

This command will un-install tmux on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tmux, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove tmux

This command will un-install tmux 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 tmux when using the -y flag.

yum update tmux

This command will update tmux to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tmux, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update tmux

This command will update tmux 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 tmux when using the -y flag.

yum info tmux

This command will show you core information about the tmux package.

yum deplist tmux

This command will show you the dependencies for tmux. 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 tmux

This command will check if there is an update waiting on tmux. 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.