Information about the package, perl-Archive-Tar, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The perl-Archive-Tar package is designed for, A module for Perl manipulation of .tar files.
Package Name:
perl-Archive-Tar
Summary:
A module for Perl manipulation of .tar files
URL:
Description:
Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom manipulation. If you have the IO::Zlib module installed, Archive::Tar will also support compressed or gzipped tar files.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.58
Release:
144.el6
Size:
113 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the perl-Archive-Tar package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install perl-Archive-Tar
This command will install perl-Archive-Tar on the server.
yum remove perl-Archive-Tar
This command will un-install perl-Archive-Tar on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Archive-Tar, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove perl-Archive-Tar
This command will un-install perl-Archive-Tar 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 perl-Archive-Tar when using the -y flag.
yum update perl-Archive-Tar
This command will update perl-Archive-Tar to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-Archive-Tar, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update perl-Archive-Tar
This command will update perl-Archive-Tar 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 perl-Archive-Tar when using the -y flag.
yum info perl-Archive-Tar
This command will show you core information about the perl-Archive-Tar package.
yum deplist perl-Archive-Tar
This command will show you the dependencies for perl-Archive-Tar. 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 perl-Archive-Tar
This command will check if there is an update waiting on perl-Archive-Tar. 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.