Gestión de paquetes con yum

By: Javier on 5/18/2012

Yum es a RedHat, lo que apt es a Debian. Algo que mola y facilita enormemente la gestión de paquetes. Vamos a ver de forma muy simple algunas de las acciones básicas que se pueden y se suelen realizar con yum.

• Búsqueda

  shell> yum search wget
  ...
  wget.x86_64 : A utility for retrieving files using...
  

• Instalación

  shell> yum install wget
  

• Desinstalación

  shell> yum erase wget

• Información adicional

  shell> yum info wget
  Name       : wget
  Arch       : x86_64
  Version    : 1.12
  Release    : 1.4.el6
  Size       : 1.8 M
  Repo       : installed
  From repo  : anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64
  Summary    : A utility for retrieving files using the HTTP or FTP
  URL        : http://wget.sunsite.dk/
  License    : GPLv3+ and GFDL
  Description: GNU Wget is a file retrieval ....
  

• Dependencias de paquetes
  

  shell> yum deplist wget
  package: wget.x86_64 1.12-1.4.el6
    dependency: libssl.so.10()(64bit)
    dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4)(64bit)
    dependency: /sbin/install-info
    dependency: libz.so.1()(64bit)
    dependency: rtld(GNU_HASH)
    ...
  

• Listado de grupos

  shell> yum grouplist
  Backup Client
  Backup Server
  CIFS file server
  Client management tools
  Compatibility libraries
  Desktop
  ...
  

• Instalación de un grupo

  shell> yum groupinstall "MySQL Database server"
  

• Reinstalación

  shell> yum reinstall wget
  Resolving Dependencies
  --> Running transaction check
  ---> Package wget.x86_64 0:1.12-1.4.el6 will be reinstalled
  --> Finished Dependency Resolution
  
  Dependencies Resolved
  
  ==========================================================
  Package  Arch    Version       Repository            Size
  ==========================================================
  Reinstalling:
  wget     x86_64  1.12-1.4.el6  rhel-x86_64-server-6  481 k
  
  Transaction Summary
  ==========================================================
  Reinstall     1 Package(s)
  
  Total download size: 481 k
  Installed size: 0  
  Is this ok [y/N]: y
  

• Actualizar

  shell> yum update