yum
Package management utility for RHEL, Fedora, and CentOS (for older versions). For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://manned.org/yum.
- Install a new package:
yum install
package
- Install a new package and assume yes to all questions (also works with update, great for automated updates):
yum -y install
package
- Find the package that provides a particular command:
yum provides
command
- Remove a package:
yum remove
package
- Display available updates for installed packages:
yum check-update
- Upgrade installed packages to the newest available versions:
yum upgrade