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upstart


Information about the package, upstart, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The upstart package is designed for, An event-driven init system.


Package Name:

upstart

Summary:

An event-driven init system

Description:

Upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.6.5

Release:

16.el6

Size:

554 k

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

base

Licence:

GPLv2 and LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for upstart


Control the upstart package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install upstart

This command will install upstart on the server.

yum remove upstart

This command will un-install upstart on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove upstart, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove upstart

This command will un-install upstart 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 upstart when using the -y flag.

yum update upstart

This command will update upstart to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove upstart, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update upstart

This command will update upstart 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 upstart when using the -y flag.

yum info upstart

This command will show you core information about the upstart package.

yum deplist upstart

This command will show you the dependencies for upstart. 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 upstart

This command will check if there is an update waiting on upstart. 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.