Yellow Dog Updater

 

Yellow Dog Updater

The yum utility downloads package headers and packages from from servers called repositories.

Configuring yum

Primary configuration file: /etc/yum.conf----Holding golbal setttings.

Secondary configuration files in /etc/yum.repos.d directory----Defining repositories.

Using YUM to update, install, remove packages

yum update----Updating all installed packages

yum update packageName----Updating the package specified by packageName

yum install packageName----Installing package specified by packageName together with the packages it depends on

yum remove packageName----Removing package specified by packageName

yum grouplist----Displaying a list of installed and available groups

yum groupinfo groupName----Displaying information about the group specified groupName

yum groupinstall groupName

yumdownloader [--source] rpmPackageName