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/etc/y­um.conf YUM config­uration file
/etc/y­um/­rep­os.d/ YUM drop in directory

List

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

Download

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

Group

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

Search

yum search term search for term in package name and summary

Update

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
 

Info

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

Install

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

Repository

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
 

Uninstall

yum remove packag­e_name uninstall package

History

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

Clean

yum clean all clean orphaned packages
yum autoremove uninstall orphaned packages
 

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  • Published: 14th February, 2019
  • Last Updated: 7th April, 2019
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