Information about the package, ConsoleKit, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ConsoleKit package is designed for, System daemon for tracking users, sessions and seats.
Package Name:
ConsoleKit
Summary:
System daemon for tracking users, sessions and seats
Description:
ConsoleKit is a system daemon for tracking what users are logged into the system and how they interact with the computer (e.g. which keyboard and mouse they use). It provides asynchronous notification via the system message bus.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.4.1
Release:
6.el6
Size:
267 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the ConsoleKit package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ConsoleKit
This command will install ConsoleKit on the server.
yum remove ConsoleKit
This command will un-install ConsoleKit on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ConsoleKit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ConsoleKit
This command will un-install ConsoleKit 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 ConsoleKit when using the -y flag.
yum update ConsoleKit
This command will update ConsoleKit to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ConsoleKit, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ConsoleKit
This command will update ConsoleKit 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 ConsoleKit when using the -y flag.
yum info ConsoleKit
This command will show you core information about the ConsoleKit package.
yum deplist ConsoleKit
This command will show you the dependencies for ConsoleKit. 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 ConsoleKit
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ConsoleKit. 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.