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i typed yum in terminal is that the only way 2 start yum or is there another way also any1 have a link 2 a guide 2 use yum im a linux newbie so im kinda lost thanks
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well, you could start with google, or fedora website.
i'm 100% sure there is a nice manual there that explains things far more accurate then we can.
but if you don't want to search,
"yum search rpmname" should start a search for rpmname
"yum install rpmname" should start the installation of rpmname and it's dependency's.
Yum is a command-line tool, therefore you can only use it from the command line. You probably want YaST, a graphical frontend. Which Linux distribution are you using?
Yum is the package manager for Fedora Core systems. To use yum via the command line here is the syntax:
To install a package, as root type:
Code:
yum install packagename
To remove a package type:
Code:
yum remove packagename
To update all of your software type:
Code:
yum update
Adding the -y option to any of these will automatically force a yes answer to any questions about dependencies. For example to run an unattended update it would be:
Code:
yum -y update
You may want to install yumex, it's a more detailed gui for yum than pirut, although it does take longer to start up.
Yum was created originally for Yellow Dog linux, which I beleive was based on red hat. It can be used for fedora or red hat.
If you go to the download section of the yum page; http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download/3.0/
you will see rpm and zipped versions, I think this is really just for redhat/fedora though.
Yum can be used on any rpm-based system. Even if your distribution doesn't support yum repositories, yum can be very useful. For example, if you have multiple machines using the same distribution, you can create a local mirror of the maintenance (download it once), then use yum internally against your mirror.
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