Information about the package, MAKEDEV, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The MAKEDEV package is designed for, A program used for creating device files in /dev.
Package Name:
MAKEDEV
Summary:
A program used for creating device files in /dev
Description:
This package contains the MAKEDEV program, which makes it easier to create and maintain the files in the /dev directory. /dev directory files correspond to a particular device supported by Linux (serial or printer ports, scanners, sound cards, tape drives, CD-ROM drives, hard drives, etc.) and interface with the drivers in the kernel. You should install the MAKEDEV package because the MAKEDEV utility makes it easy to manage the /dev directory device files.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.24
Release:
6.el6
Size:
222 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the MAKEDEV package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install MAKEDEV
This command will install MAKEDEV on the server.
yum remove MAKEDEV
This command will un-install MAKEDEV on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove MAKEDEV, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove MAKEDEV
This command will un-install MAKEDEV 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 MAKEDEV when using the -y flag.
yum update MAKEDEV
This command will update MAKEDEV to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove MAKEDEV, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update MAKEDEV
This command will update MAKEDEV 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 MAKEDEV when using the -y flag.
yum info MAKEDEV
This command will show you core information about the MAKEDEV package.
yum deplist MAKEDEV
This command will show you the dependencies for MAKEDEV. 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 MAKEDEV
This command will check if there is an update waiting on MAKEDEV. 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.