Information about the package, info, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The info package is designed for, A stand-alone TTY-based reader for GNU texinfo documentation.
Package Name:
info
Summary:
A stand-alone TTY-based reader for GNU texinfo documentation
Description:
The GNU project uses the texinfo file format for much of its documentation. The info package provides a standalone TTY-based browser program for viewing texinfo files.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.13a
Release:
8.el6
Size:
322 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
GPLv3+
Control the info package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install info
This command will install info on the server.
yum remove info
This command will un-install info on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove info, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove info
This command will un-install info 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 info when using the -y flag.
yum update info
This command will update info to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove info, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update info
This command will update info 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 info when using the -y flag.
yum info info
This command will show you core information about the info package.
yum deplist info
This command will show you the dependencies for info. 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 info
This command will check if there is an update waiting on info. 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.