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What are the yum equivalents of up2date and rpm common tasks?

Article ID: 2531 - Created on: Aug 23, 2007 6:00 PM - Last Modified:  Mar 13, 2009 3:53 PM

Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Later

 

The following table lists up2date and rpm commands used on earlier versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and their yum equivalents for use on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and later.

 

Task

up2date command

yum command

Check for and update all RPM(S)

up2date -u

yum update

Check for and update specified RPM(s)

up2date -u <package> [<package>...]

yum update <package> [<package>...]

Install the specified RPM(s)

up2date -i <package> [<package>...]

yum install <package> [<package>...]

Remove the specified RPM(s) and it's dependents

rpm -e <package> [<package>...]

yum remove <package> [<package>...]

Search for packages by name

up2date --showall | grep "<search string>"

yum list "<regex>" ["<regex>"...]

List all packages which could be updated

up2date -l

yum list updates ["<regex>"...]

List all available packages

up2date --show-available

yum list available ["<regex>"...]

List all installed packages

rpm -qa

yum list installed ["<regex>"...]

List all installed and available packages

up2date --showall

yum list all ["<regex>"...]

Update packages in a group

up2date -u "@<group name>"

yum groupupdate "<group name>" ["<group name>"]

Install all the default packages by group

up2date "@<group name>"

yum groupinstall "<group name>" ["<group name>"]

Remove all packages in a group

not possible

yum groupremove "<group name>" ["<group name>"]

List available package groups

up2date --show-groups

yum grouplist

Install local packages solving and satisfying dependencies as needed

up2date -k <dir>[:<dir>...]

yum localinstall <path/filename> [<path/filename>]

Install package of specified architecture

up2date --arch=<arch> <package> [<package>...]

yum install <package>.<arch> [<package>.<arch>...]

Show all packages not available via subscribed channels or repositories

up2date --show-orphans

yum list extras

List all channels the system is currently subscribed to

up2date --show-channels

echo "repo list" | yum shell

List packages that satisfy dependency(ies)

up2date --whatprovides=<dependency>[,<dependency>...]

yum whatprovides <dependency> [<dependency>...]

Register a system to RHN hosted/satellite

up2date --register

rhn_register

 

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