How to use YUM command in Linux (Redhat based Distro's), Basic and common example of YUM Command.
YUM stand for Yellowdog Updater, Modified.1) To Install a package:
# yum install package
Example:
# yum install httpd
2) To Remove a package:
yum remove package
Example:
# yum remove httpd
3) To Update a package:
#yum update package
Example:
#yum update httpd
4) To Search for a package:
#yum search package
Example:
#yum search httpd
5) To Find information about a package:
#yum info package
Example:
#yum info httpd
6) List packages containing a certain term:
# yum list term
Example:
# yum list httpd
7) To Find what package provides a particular file:
# yum whatprovides 'path/filename'
Example:
# yum whatprovides 'etc/httpd.conf'
# yum whatprovides '*/libXp.so.6'
8) To Update all installed packages with kernel package :
# yum update
Example:
# yum update
9) To update a specific package:
# yum update <package-name>
Example:
# yum update openssh-server
10) To see all enable YUM repositories
# yum repolist
11) List all Installed Packages using YUM
# yum list installed
12) Check for Available Updates using Yum
# yum check-update
13) List all available Group Packages
# yum grouplist
Example
Install a Group Packages
# yum groupinstall 'MySQL Database'
14) List all Enabled and Disabled Yum Repositories
The following command will display all enabled and disabled yum repositories on the system.
# yum repolist all
15) Install a Package from Specific Repository
To install a particular package from a specific enabled or disabled repository, you must use –enablerepo option in your yum command.
# yum --enablerepo=epel install phpmyadmin
16) Clean Yum Cache
By default yum keeps all the repository enabled package data in /var/cache/yum/ with each sub-directory, to clean all cached files from enabled repository, you need to run the following command regularly to clean up all the cache and make sure that there is nothing unnecessary space is using
# yum clean all
17) View History of Yum
To view all the past transactions of yum command, just use the following command.
# yum history
