Information about the package, zlib, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The zlib package is designed for, The zlib compression and decompression library.
Package Name:
zlib
Summary:
The zlib compression and decompression library
Description:
Zlib is a general-purpose, patent-free, lossless data compression library which is used by many different programs.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.3
Release:
29.el6
Size:
149 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
anaconda-CentOS-201303020151.x86_64
Licence:
zlib and Boost
Control the zlib package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install zlib
This command will install zlib on the server.
yum remove zlib
This command will un-install zlib on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zlib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove zlib
This command will un-install zlib 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 zlib when using the -y flag.
yum update zlib
This command will update zlib to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove zlib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update zlib
This command will update zlib 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 zlib when using the -y flag.
yum info zlib
This command will show you core information about the zlib package.
yum deplist zlib
This command will show you the dependencies for zlib. 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 zlib
This command will check if there is an update waiting on zlib. 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.