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Paul: /* Aptitude */

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	== Aptitude ==		== Aptitude ==

			[https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/package-management Ubuntu package management]

			Installed packages on your computer may periodically have upgrades available from the package repositories (e.g., security updates). To upgrade your system, first update your package index and then perform the upgrade – as follows:

			<pre>sudo apt update
			sudo apt upgrade</pre>

	Copied from [http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/your-debian-aptitude Garfield Tech] for reference:		Copied from [http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/your-debian-aptitude Garfield Tech] for reference:
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	aptitude hold pkgname: Fix a package at its current version and don't upgrade it automatically (formerly an obscure echo-to-file command). unhold to remove the hold.		aptitude hold pkgname: Fix a package at its current version and don't upgrade it automatically (formerly an obscure echo-to-file command). unhold to remove the hold.
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	== Aptitude Links ==		== Aptitude Links ==

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    --usage                          Display brief usage message</pre>
-== Aptitude apt-get ==
+== Aptitude ==
 Package Management with [http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/ APT Ubuntu]

Paul: /* yum */

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yum

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	[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.		[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.

			[http://prefetch.net/articles/yum.html managing packages with yum]

			[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/08/yum-command-examples/ some yum examples]

	[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Software_Management_Guide/ch07s03.html package-cleanup], a yum utility		[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Software_Management_Guide/ch07s03.html package-cleanup], a yum utility

Paul: /* yum */

2012-12-04T18:13:22Z

yum

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	[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.		[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.

			[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Software_Management_Guide/ch07s03.html package-cleanup], a yum utility

	=== yum basics ===		=== yum basics ===

Paul: /* yum basics */

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	=== yum basics ===		=== yum basics ===

			==== List ====
	List all installed packages:		List all installed packages:
	<pre># yum list installed</pre>		<pre># yum list installed</pre>
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	Available Packages		Available Packages
	vsftpd.x86_64 2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 updates</pre>		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>

	=== yum group commands ===		=== yum group commands ===

Paul at 15:32, 22 August 2010

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	-?, --help Show this help message		-?, --help Show this help message
	--usage Display brief usage message</pre>		--usage Display brief usage message</pre>

			== Aptitude apt-get ==

			Package Management with [http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/ APT Ubuntu]


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Paul: /* RPM */

2010-08-05T20:00:32Z

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Paul at 19:35, 5 August 2010

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	== yum ~~basics~~ ==		== yum ==

	[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.		[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.

			=== yum basics ===

	List all installed packages:		List all installed packages:
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	vsftpd.x86_64 2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 updates</pre>		vsftpd.x86_64 2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 updates</pre>

	== yum group commands ==		=== yum group commands ===

	List available package groups:		List available package groups:
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	== yum help & output ==		=== yum help & output ===

	Note that not all commands are documented. Example is <code>installed</code>.		Note that not all commands are documented. Example is <code>installed</code>.
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	--skip-broken skip packages with depsolving problems		--skip-broken skip packages with depsolving problems
	--color=COLOR control whether color is used</pre>		--color=COLOR control whether color is used</pre>

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== yum basics ==

[http://nixcraft.com/getting-started-tutorials/233-yum-fedora-linux-howto.html yum how to] has some yum basics. yum is a software installation tool for Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Linux.

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>

== yum group commands ==

List available package groups:
<pre># yum grouplist</pre>

Display details about a package group:
<pre># yum groupinfo 'FTP Server'
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Group Process
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

Group: FTP Server
Description: These tools allow you to run an FTP server on the system.
Mandatory Packages:
vsftpd
Optional Packages:
xferstats
</pre>

Install the packages in a group on your system:
<pre># yum groupinstall 'FTP Server'
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
Setting up Group Process
Checking for new repos for mirrors
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vsftpd.x86_64 0:2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 set to be updated
addons/filelists | 197 B 00:00
base/filelists_db | 4.0 MB 00:00
extras/filelists_db | 220 kB 00:00
updates/filelists_db | 1.4 MB 00:04
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
vsftpd x86_64 2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 updates 139 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 139 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | 139 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : vsftpd 1/1

Installed:
vsftpd.x86_64 0:2.0.5-16.el5_5.1

Complete!</pre>

Remove the packages in a group from your system:
<pre># yum groupremove 'FTP Server'
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Group Process
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
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vsftpd.x86_64 0:2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Removing:
vsftpd x86_64 2.0.5-16.el5_5.1 installed 283 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Remove 1 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 0 Package(s)

Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : vsftpd 1/1

Removed:
vsftpd.x86_64 0:2.0.5-16.el5_5.1

Complete!
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== yum help & output ==

Note that not all commands are documented. Example is <code>installed</code>.

<pre># yum -h
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
You need to give some command
usage: yum [options] COMMAND

List of Commands:

check-update Check for available package updates
clean Remove cached data
deplist List a package's dependencies
downgrade downgrade a package
erase Remove a package or packages from your system
groupinfo Display details about a package group
groupinstall Install the packages in a group on your system
grouplist List available package groups
groupremove Remove the packages in a group from your system
help Display a helpful usage message
info Display details about a package or group of packages
install Install a package or packages on your system
list List a package or groups of packages
localinstall Install a local RPM
makecache Generate the metadata cache
provides Find what package provides the given value
reinstall reinstall a package
repolist Display the configured software repositories
resolvedep Determine which package provides the given dependency
search Search package details for the given string
shell Run an interactive yum shell
update Update a package or packages on your system
upgrade Update packages taking obsoletes into account

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-t, --tolerant be tolerant of errors
-C run entirely from cache, don't update cache
-c [config file] config file location
-R [minutes] maximum command wait time
-d [debug level] debugging output level
--showduplicates show duplicates, in repos, in list/search commands
-e [error level] error output level
-q, --quiet quiet operation
-v, --verbose verbose operation
-y answer yes for all questions
--version show Yum version and exit
--installroot=[path] set install root
--enablerepo=[repo] enable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed)
--disablerepo=[repo] disable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed)
-x [package], --exclude=[package]
exclude package(s) by name or glob
--disableexcludes=[repo]
disable exclude from main, for a repo or for
everything
--obsoletes enable obsoletes processing during updates
--noplugins disable Yum plugins
--nogpgcheck disable gpg signature checking
--disableplugin=[plugin]
disable plugins by name
--enableplugin=[plugin]
enable plugins by name
--skip-broken skip packages with depsolving problems
--color=COLOR control whether color is used</pre>

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