YUM Cheat Sheet by misterrabinhalder

/etc/y­um.conf YUM config­uration file

/etc/y­um/­rep­os.d/ YUM drop in directory

yum list all list all installed and available packages

yum list glob_e­xpr­ession list installed and available packages matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum list installed glob_e­xpr­ession list installed packages matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum list available glob_e­xpr­ession list available packages matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum install yum-utils install yumdow­nloader

yumdow­nloader package download package

yum install yum-pl­ugi­n-d­own­loa­donly install downlo­adonly plugin

yum install --down­loa­donly --down­loa­ddir=directory package download package

yum groups summary show installed and available groups

yum group list glob_e­xpr­ession show package group matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum group info glob_e­xpr­ession show mandatory and optional packages in group

yum group list ids show package groups and IDs

yum group install group_name install package group

yum group install groupid install package group with groupid

yum install @group install package group

yum group remove group_name uninstall package group

yum group remove groupid uninstall package group with groupid

yum search term search for term in package name and summary

yum check-­update check for update

yum update packag­e_name update a single package

yum update update all packages and their depend­encies

yum update --security update securi­ty-­related packages

yum update­-mi­nimal --security update packages containing the latest security

yum info packag­e_name display info about package

yumdb info packag­e_name display info about package

yum info glob_e­xpr­ession display info about package matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum provides glob_e­xpr­ession display package that provides glob_e­xpr­ession

yum install packag­e_name install package and depend­encies

yum install packag­e_name packag­e_name install multiple packages and depend­encies

yum install packag­e_n­ame.arch install package with specific archit­ecture

yum install glob_e­xpr­ession install packages matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum install /path/­to/file install package which provides /path/­to/file

yum install -n name install exact name package

yum install -na name.a­rch­ite­cture install exact name.a­rch­ite­cutre package

yum install -nevra name-e­poc­h:v­ers­ion­-re­lea­se.a­rc­hit­ecture install exact name-e­poc­h:v­ers­ion­-re­lea­se.a­rc­hit­ecture package

yum locali­nstall path install local package

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager show current values of global yum options

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager section show content of different config­uration option

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager glob_e­xpr­ession show config­uration matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager --add-repo repo_url add a repository

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager --enable repository enable a repository

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager --enable glob_e­xpr­ession enable reposi­tories matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager --disable repository disable a repository

yum-co­nfi­g-m­anager --disable glob_e­xpr­ession disable reposi­tories matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum repolist all list enabled and disabled reposi­tories

yum repoinfo list reposi­tories

yum repolist -v list reposi­tories

yum repolist list reposi­tories

yum remove packag­e_name uninstall package

yum history list show twenty most recent transa­ctions

yum history list all show all transa­ctions

yum history list start_id..end_id show transa­ctions in a given range

yum history list glob_e­xpr­ession show transa­ctions for a package

yum history sync synchr­onize rpmdb or yumdb database

yum history stats show overall statistics

yum history summary show summary of past transa­ctions

yum history summary start_id..end_id show summary in a given range

yum history summary glob_e­xpr­ession show summary matching glob_e­xpr­ession

yum history packag­e-list glob_e­xpr­ession show transa­ctions from perspe­ctive of package

yum history summary id show summary of single transa­ction

yum history summary info id show info of single transa­ction

yum history info start_id..end_id show info in a given range

yum history addon-info id show additional info for a transa­ction

yum history addon-info last show additional info for last transa­ction

yum history addon-info id inform­ation show selected type of inform­ation

yum history undo id revert a transa­ction

yum history redo id redo a transa­ction

yum -q history addon-info id saved_tx > file_name store transa­ction detail to file

yum load-t­ran­saction file_name repeat transa­ction from file_name

yum history new start new transa­ction history

yum clean all clean orphaned packages

yum autoremove uninstall orphaned packages