Information about the package, kexec-tools-eppic, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The kexec-tools-eppic package is designed for, Additional eppic_makedumpfile.so shared object.
Package Name:
kexec-tools-eppic
Summary:
Additional eppic_makedumpfile.so shared object
Description:
The eppic_makedumpfile.so shared object is loaded by the "makedumpfile --eppic" option, and is used to erase sensitive or confidential kernel data from a dumpfile.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.0.0
Release:
307.el6_9.1
Size:
150 k
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the kexec-tools-eppic package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install kexec-tools-eppic
This command will install kexec-tools-eppic on the server.
yum remove kexec-tools-eppic
This command will un-install kexec-tools-eppic on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kexec-tools-eppic, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove kexec-tools-eppic
This command will un-install kexec-tools-eppic 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 kexec-tools-eppic when using the -y flag.
yum update kexec-tools-eppic
This command will update kexec-tools-eppic to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kexec-tools-eppic, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update kexec-tools-eppic
This command will update kexec-tools-eppic 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 kexec-tools-eppic when using the -y flag.
yum info kexec-tools-eppic
This command will show you core information about the kexec-tools-eppic package.
yum deplist kexec-tools-eppic
This command will show you the dependencies for kexec-tools-eppic. 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 kexec-tools-eppic
This command will check if there is an update waiting on kexec-tools-eppic. 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.