Information about the package, microcode_ctl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The microcode_ctl package is designed for, Tool to update x86/x86-64 CPU microcode..
Package Name:
microcode_ctl
Summary:
Tool to update x86/x86-64 CPU microcode.
Description:
microcode_ctl - updates the microcode on Intel x86/x86-64 CPU's
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.17
Release:
25.6.el6_9
Size:
1.8 M
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the microcode_ctl package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install microcode_ctl
This command will install microcode_ctl on the server.
yum remove microcode_ctl
This command will un-install microcode_ctl on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove microcode_ctl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove microcode_ctl
This command will un-install microcode_ctl 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 microcode_ctl when using the -y flag.
yum update microcode_ctl
This command will update microcode_ctl to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove microcode_ctl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update microcode_ctl
This command will update microcode_ctl 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 microcode_ctl when using the -y flag.
yum info microcode_ctl
This command will show you core information about the microcode_ctl package.
yum deplist microcode_ctl
This command will show you the dependencies for microcode_ctl. 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 microcode_ctl
This command will check if there is an update waiting on microcode_ctl. 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.