Use RPM and YUM package management Flashcards
What is yum
Yellowdog Updater, Modified
-Originally used for the Yellowdog Linux distro
Handles RPM package dependencies
Installs,Upgrades, and removes packages
Used on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Scientific Linux, and older versions of fedora
Where is the yum config file stored
/etc/yum.conf
Where does yum gets repository information from
/etc/yum.repos.d/
What distro is the Zypper RPM package manager on
SUSE Linux ditros
What is the (DNF) Dandified yum package manager on
Fedora Linux distro
Future replacement for yum in RHE Linux
What does the command yum update do
Searches online repositories for updated packages compared to what is currently installed on the system, upgrades packages
what does the command yum search do
Searches the yum repositories for a specified package
What does the command yum info do
Displays all installed packages
What does the command yum clean all do
Cleans up all of yums cache info and its local database file
What does the command yum install do
installs a specified package and all of its dependicies
What does the command yum remove do
Uninstalls a package and its dependencies
what does the command yum whatprovides do
Find out what package provides a specified file name
What does the command yum reinstall do
Reinstalls a specified package
What does the (.rpm) Red Hat Package Manager contain
Apps or utility
Default config files
How and where to install the file that come with the package
Listing of dependencies that the package requires
Where is the rpm database located
/var/lib/rpm
