Package manager of RHEL, centOS
❗ When advised by distribution maintainers, DNF should be preferred - it was created as an upgrade of YUM.
Documentation: RHEL docs on YUM
| Description | Command | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Show help | yum |
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| Checking for new updates | yum check-update |
This command should be safe - reported failures might be temporary. |
| Installing ALL updates | yum update |
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| Installing updates to versions containing latest security updates | yum update-minimal --security |
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| Installing updates (security-related packages) | yum update --security |
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| Installing updates (specific package) | yum update package_name |
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| Searching for package (by names and summaries) | yum search KEYWORD |
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| Searching for package (by descriptions and URLs) | yum search all KEYWORD |
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| Displaying information about package | yum info PACKAGE_NAME |
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| Installing new package | yum install PACKAGE_NAME |
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| Removing package | yum remove PACKAGE_NAME |
YUM cannot remove packages without removing packages that depend on it - it's possible using RPM but unrecommended (will likely break system or at least some packages) |
| Listing packages (installed and available, matching expression) | yum list [EXPR] |
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| Listing installed packages | yum list installed [EXPR] |
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| Listing available packages | yum list available [EXPR] |
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| Listing ALL packages (installed and available) | yum list all |