Information about the package, yum-metadata-parser, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The yum-metadata-parser package is designed for, A fast metadata parser for yum.
Package Name:
yum-metadata-parser
Summary:
A fast metadata parser for yum
Description:
Fast metadata parser for yum implemented in C.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.1.2
Release:
16.el6
Size:
57 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the yum-metadata-parser package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install yum-metadata-parser
This command will install yum-metadata-parser on the server.
yum remove yum-metadata-parser
This command will un-install yum-metadata-parser on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove yum-metadata-parser, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove yum-metadata-parser
This command will un-install yum-metadata-parser 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 yum-metadata-parser when using the -y flag.
yum update yum-metadata-parser
This command will update yum-metadata-parser to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove yum-metadata-parser, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update yum-metadata-parser
This command will update yum-metadata-parser 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 yum-metadata-parser when using the -y flag.
yum info yum-metadata-parser
This command will show you core information about the yum-metadata-parser package.
yum deplist yum-metadata-parser
This command will show you the dependencies for yum-metadata-parser. 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 yum-metadata-parser
This command will check if there is an update waiting on yum-metadata-parser. 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.