Information about the package, xbase-utils, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xbase-utils package is designed for, XBase utilities / tools.
Package Name:
xbase-utils
Summary:
XBase utilities / tools
Description:
This package contains various utilities for working with X-Base files: checkndx (check an NDX file), copydbf (copy a DBF file structure), deletall (mark all records for deletion), dumphdr (print an X-Base file header), dumprecs (dump records for an X-Base file), packdbf (pack a database file), reindex (rebuild an index), undelall (undeletes all deleted records in a file), zap (remove all records from a DBF file).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.1.2
Release:
1.el6
Size:
111 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xbase-utils package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xbase-utils
This command will install xbase-utils on the server.
yum remove xbase-utils
This command will un-install xbase-utils on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xbase-utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xbase-utils
This command will un-install xbase-utils 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 xbase-utils when using the -y flag.
yum update xbase-utils
This command will update xbase-utils to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xbase-utils, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xbase-utils
This command will update xbase-utils 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 xbase-utils when using the -y flag.
yum info xbase-utils
This command will show you core information about the xbase-utils package.
yum deplist xbase-utils
This command will show you the dependencies for xbase-utils. 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 xbase-utils
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xbase-utils. 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.