Yum is a package manager used by RPM based systems.
| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| yum update | Update all RPM packages with YUM, also shows whats out of date. |
| yum update httpd | Update individual packages, in this example HTTPD (Apache). |
| yum install package | Install a package using YUM. |
| yum –exclude=package kernel* update | Exclude a package from being updates with YUM. |
| yum remove package | Remove package with YUM. |
| yum erase package | Remove package with YUM. |
| yum list package | Lists info about yum package. |
| yum provides httpd | What a packages does, e.g Apache HTTPD Server. |
| yum info httpd | Shows package info, architecture, version etc. |
| yum localinstall blah.rpm | Use YUM to install local RPM, settles deps from repo. |
| yum deplist package | Shows deps for a package. |
| yum list installed | more | List all installed packages. |
| yum grouplist | more | Show all YUM groups. |
| yum groupinstall 'Development Tools' | Install YUM group. |