Package management by yum command

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.