Fedora 12Deployment Guide
Deployment, configuration and administration of Fedora 12Douglas SilasJohn Ha David O'BrienMichael HideoDon DomingoMichael Behm
Deployment Guide
Fedora 12 Deployment GuideDeployment, configuration and administration of Fedora 12Edition 0
AuthorDouglas Silas
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AuthorJohn HaAuthorDavid O'BrienAuthorMichael HideoAuthorDon DomingoAuthorMichael BehmJeffrey FearnGarrett LeSageAndrew FitzsimonMichael BehmSandra MooreEdward BaileyKarsten WadeMark JohnsonAndrius BenokraitisLucy RinglandCopyright
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Preface xiii
1. Document Conventions ................................................................................................. xiii1.1. Typographic Conventions ................................................................................... xiii1.2. Pull-quote Conventions ....................................................................................... xiv1.3. Notes and Warnings ........................................................................................... xv2. We Need Feedback! ..................................................................................................... xvi3. Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... xvi
Introduction xviiI. Package Management 11. Yum 3
1.1. Checking For and Updating Packages ................................................................... 31.1.1. Checking For Updates ............................................................................... 31.1.2. UpdatingPackages .................................................................................... 41.1.3. Updating Security-Related Packages .......................................................... 61.1.4. Preserving Configuration File Changes ....................................................... 61.2. Packages and Package Groups ............................................................................ 61.2.1. Searching, Listing and Displaying Package Information ................................ 61.2.2. Installing ................................................................................................... 91.2.3. Removing ................................................................................................ 111.3. Configuring Yum and Yum Repositories ............................................................... 111.3.1. Setting[main] Options .............................................................................. 121.3.2. Setting[repository] Options ...................................................................... 131.3.3. Using Yum Variables ............................................................................... 141.3.4. Creating a Yum Repository ...................................................................... 151.4. Yum Plugins ...................................................................................................... 151.4.1. Enabling, Configuring and Disabling Yum Plugins ...................................... 151.4.2. Installing More Yum Plugins ..................................................................... 161.4.3. Plugin Descriptions .................................................................................. 161.5. Additional Resources .......................................................................................... 18
2. PackageKit 19
2.1. Updating Packages with Software Update ............................................................ 192.2. Using Add/RemoveSoftware .............................................................................. 222.2.1. Refreshing Software Sources (Yum Repositories) ...................................... 222.2.2. Finding Packages with Filters................................................................... 232.2.3. Installing andRemoving Packages (and Dependencies) ............................. 252.2.4. Installing andRemoving Package Groups ................................................. 272.2.5. Viewingthe Transaction Log .................................................................... 282.3. PackageKit Architecture ...................................................................................... 292.4. Additional Resources .......................................................................................... 30
3. RPM 31
3.1. RPM Design Goals............................................................................................. 313.2. Using RPM ........................................................................................................ 323.2.1. Finding RPM Packages ............................................................................ 323.2.2. Installing .................................................................................................. 333.2.3. Uninstalling .............................................................................................. 363.2.4. Upgrading ............................................................................................... 373.2.5. Freshening .............................................................................................. 383.2.6. Querying ................................................................................................. 38
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