Editing Linux software management systems (section)

=== yum basics ===

==== List ====
List all installed packages:
<pre># yum list installed</pre>

List might be large you can pipe to scroll through list:
<pre># yum list installed | more
# yum list installed | less</pre>

You may also redirect output to file:
<pre># yum list installed > /tmp/yum-installed</pre>

List certain packages:
<pre># yum list vsftpd
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: mirror.trouble-free.net
 * base: mirror.steadfast.net
 * extras: mirror.trouble-free.net
 * updates: styx.biochem.wfubmc.edu
Available Packages
vsftpd.x86_64                      2.0.5-16.el5_5.1                      updates</pre>

==== Install ====

Install packages
<pre># yum install packagename</pre>

Install local RPM
<pre># yum localinstall rpmname</pre>