Information about the package, wlassistant, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wlassistant package is designed for, Wireless network management tool.
Package Name:
wlassistant
Summary:
Wireless network management tool
Description:
Wireless Assistant (wlassistant) is a small application that allows you to connect to wireless networks. MAIN FEATURES: - WPA-PSK Encryption Support (WPA/WPA2) - WEP Encryption Support - Not Broadcasted ("hidden") ESSIDs Support - Per Network (AP) Configuration Profiles - Automatic (DHCP, both dhcpcd and dhclient) and manual configuration options. - Connection status monitoring
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.7
Release:
12.el6
Size:
134 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the wlassistant package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install wlassistant
This command will install wlassistant on the server.
yum remove wlassistant
This command will un-install wlassistant on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wlassistant, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove wlassistant
This command will un-install wlassistant 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 wlassistant when using the -y flag.
yum update wlassistant
This command will update wlassistant to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wlassistant, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update wlassistant
This command will update wlassistant 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 wlassistant when using the -y flag.
yum info wlassistant
This command will show you core information about the wlassistant package.
yum deplist wlassistant
This command will show you the dependencies for wlassistant. 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 wlassistant
This command will check if there is an update waiting on wlassistant. 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.