>>http://linux.die.net/man/8/yum
http://linux.die.net/man/5/yum.conf
http://linux.die.net/man/5/yum-updatesd.conf
>>===yum rpm package manager===

==yum check update==
check what updates are available
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# yum check-update
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==yum update==
actually install those updates
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# yum update [ <pkgname> ]
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==yum list ==
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# yum list [ <pkgname> ]
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==yum list installed==
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# yum list installed "*"
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==yum list extras==
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# yum list extras
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==yum list recent==
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# yum list recent
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==yum provides or whatprovides==
find out what package provides a particular file
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# yum provides <filename>
or
# yum whatprovides <filename>
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==yum search==
more detailed stuff than list
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# yum search "*<pkgname>*"
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==yum clean==
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# yum clean all
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==yum package versions releases architectures==
when you install update list or remove a package you can optionally specify its version, release and architecture
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name
name.arch
name-ver
name-ver-rel
name-ver-rel.arch
name-epoch:ver-rel.arch
epoch:name-ver-rel.arch
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note "yum list" lists the name ver rel arch in a different order to this

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# yum remove kernel-2.6.18-164.el5
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