#### Installing and Upgrading Packages with Yum ####
# yum check-update update your package list # yum search ${keyword} To search for a package to install
# yum [-y] install ${package name/s} To install a new package # yum localinstall ${absolute path to package name/s} Used when using yum to install a package located locally in the machine.
# yum update To update all installed packages # yum update ${package name/s} To update a single package # yum update gltron ktron tuxracer
If the --obsoletes option is used (i.e. yum --obsoletes ${package name/s}, yum will process obsolete packages. As such, packages that are obsoleted accross updates will be removed and replaced accordingly.
# yum remove ${package name/s} Used to remove specified packages
# yum provides ${file name} you need a particular library, but you don't know what package provides it. Yum will find it. # yum provides libc6.1-1.so.2
# yum list installed To list all installed packages # yum list installed | grep -i tux # yum list updates To show packages with available updates # yum info tuxracer To show information on a package, # yum clean all To remove cached packages and old headers, preserving the current headers
