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Latest revision as of 08:12, 20 February 2025
Finding a package containing a particular file
Use the yum provides command to find which package provides a specific file3610:
yum provides */filename
For example:
- yum provides */httpd.conf
This searches all available packages and tells you which one contains the file you're looking for10.
Getting package information
- Version and installation status:
- yum info package_name2
- Contents (files in a package):
- repoquery -l package_name7
- Dependencies:
- yum deplist package_name
- Package integrity:
- yum check package_name
- Repository configuration:
- /etc/yum.repos.d/: Directory containing individual repository configuration files9
- /etc/yum.conf: Main YUM configuration file9
Downloading packages without installation
yumdownloader package_name4811
Example: yumdownloader --destdir=/var/tmp/ --resolve firefox
This downloads the firefox package and its dependencies to /var/tmp/8.
