Installing packages

 Installing packages

1. Install package:

yum install package_name

2. Package description: The info command is used to display brief details about a package.

yum info package_name

3. Uninstall package: The remove command is used to remove or uninstall package name.

yum remove package_name

4. Install package from local file:

It is also possible to install package from local file named package_name.rpm.

rpm -i package_name.rpm

5. Install from source code:

tar zxvf sourcecode.tar.gz
cd sourcecode
./configure
make
make install