YUM

1) How to check the installed software (rpm’s) on Redhat Linux ?

Ans:- rpm -qa package_name

        (or) rpm -qa | grep package_name*

For example:-

[root@eassylinux ~]# rpm -qa yum

yum-3.2.27-14.el7.noarch

2) How to install  specific software package using rpm command on Redhat Linux ?

Ans:- rpm –ivh package_name 

3) How to remove the software package from on Redhat  Linux ?

Ans:- rpm -ev package_name

4) How to upgrade the existing Redhat package using rpm command ?

Ans:- rpm –Uvh  package_name

5) How to display the list of installed software package’s files ?

Ans:- rpm -ql package_name 

6) How to get the installed software information like package version and short description of package ?

Ans:- rpm -qi package_name

7) How to find files belongs to which rpm package ?

Ans:- rpm –qf  location_of_file  

8) How to display a list of recently installed software ?

Ans:- rpm -qa –last

9) How to get the list of dependencies for specific rpm file?

Ans:- rpm -qpR rpm_file

10) How to get the list of dependencies for specific package?

Ans:- rpm -qR package_name

11) How to remove the package without checking the dependencies on Redhat Linux ?

Ans:- rpm -ev –nodeps package_name

Yum – Yellow update manager

1) What is yum?

Ans:- yum is yellow update manager which is a front end tool for package management. 

Yum allows automatic updates, package and dependency management, on RPM-based distributions. Yum mechanism will automatically resolve the dependencies unlike rpm commands.

2) How to install packages using yum?

Ans:- yum install package_name

3) How to configure yum repository in Redhat Linux?

Ans:-Here is the step by step guide

4) How to update the package using yum?

Ans:- yum update package_ name

5) How to search the package in yum?

Ans:- yum search package_name

6) How to remove the package using yum?

Ans:- yum remove package_name

7) How to check the updates for yum repository ?

Ans:- yum check-update

8) How to update the yum repo ?

Ans:- yum update

9) How to get the package information using yum ?

Ans:- yum info package_name

10) How to list the installed packages on Redhat linux using yum  command ?

Ans:-yum list installed

11) How to know the particular files belongs to which package?

Ans:- yum provides file_path

12)How to list the enabled repositories ?

Ans:-yum repolist 

13) What are the Advantages of Yum Server?

Ans: -

1st - Automatic resolution of software dependencies.                                                                 

2nd -  Command-line and graphical versions.                        

3rd - Multiple software locations at one time.  

             

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