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yum
is a package manager that is used to install, update and remove applications in the CentOS system.
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Using yum
The following is what you can use with yum:
- To install a package you would use install and the package name after yum.
sudo yum install
package - If you are not sure of the package name you can use search and part of the package name or term after yum.
sudo yum search
package - To find out the information of the package that you want to install you use info and the package name.
sudo yum info
package - For updating packages that you have installed with yum use update and the package name.
sudo yum update
package
Note: To update yum you would use update with out the package name. - Uninstalling packages will use the remove tag and the package name with yum.
sudo yum remove
package
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