The new dnf command for Fedora 22 replaces the old yum command. But this new utility is still easy to use. To install all pending updates for Fedora 22, use this command. [root@localhost homer]# dnf update[root@localhost homer]# dnf update Use the dnf install command to install software. [root@localhost homer]# dnf install vim mc Last metadata … Read more
How to find out what rpm package provides a file that you need. The yum provides command is useful for finding out this information. You may use wildcards to search for a file, this can make finding it easier. [homer@localhost jackhammer]$ yum provides */redhat**.jpg Loaded plugins: langpacks nagios-3.5.1-4.fc20.x86_64 : Nagios monitors hosts and services and … Read more
I had a problem on my Fedora Core 19 system where the Fedora & Livna repositories where not enabled. I found out that I had to edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo file and uncomment the baseurl string for the repo I wanted to use. And then change the enabled=0 value to enabled=1. Then I could use YUM … Read more
This is how you query the package database to see if a package is installed or not. root@neo homer# yum list installed | grep xterm xterm.x86_64 293-1.fc19 @anacondaroot@neo homer# yum list installed | grep xterm xterm.x86_64 293-1.fc19 @anaconda This is a more verbose way of doing this. root@neo homer# yum list installed xterm Loaded plugins: … Read more