yum ( Yellowdog Updater Modified ) - is an interactive, rpm based, package manager

To search for a package

$ sudo yum search <package_name>

$ sudo yum search htop

To install package

$ sudo yum install <package_name>

$ sudo yum install htop

To remove a package

$ sudo yum remove <package_name>

$ sudo yum remove bind

To update a package

$ sudo yum update <package_name>

$ sudo yum update firefox

To list a package

$ sudo yum list <package_name>

$ sudo yum list httpd

To get information about a package

$ sudo yum info <package_name>

$ sudo yum info openssh

To list all available packages

$ sudo yum list

To list all installed packages

$ sudo yum list installed

To find which package a specific file belongs to

$ sudo yum provides /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

To check for available updates

$ sudo yum check-update

To update the system

$ sudo yum update

To list all available group packages

$ sudo yum grouplist

To install group packages

$ sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

To update a group packages

$ sudo yum groupupdate 'Development Tools'

To remove group packages

$ sudo yum groupremove 'Development Tools'

To list enabled Yum repositories

$ sudo yum repolist

To list all enabled and disabled Yum repositories

$ sudo yum repolist all

To invoke yum shell

$ sudo yum shell

> info httpd

To clean Yum cache

$ sudo yum clean all

To view history of Yum

$ sudo yum history

To read commands from text file and execute

$ cat yum_command.txt

info httpd

repolist

$ sudo yum shell yum_command.txt

regards,

T.Dhanasekar