Original Document Copyright © 2005 Stuart Ellis
Modified Document Copyright © 2005 CentOS.org
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Software Management Concepts
- 3. Software Management Tools in CentOS
- 4. Managing Software with
yum - 5. Searching for Packages with
yum - 6. Updating Your System with
yum - 7. Using Other Software Repositories
- 8. Maintaining
yum - 9. Manually Installing Software
- 10. Using
yumwith a Proxy Server - 11. Acknowledgements
- Index
This document presents basic concepts of software management on
CentOS systems. It outlines the major functions of
yum, the recommended software management tool
for CentOS.
This document is a reference for using yum.
You may wish to read some or all of the sections, depending upon
your needs and level of experience. If you are a new user, read
the Section 2, “Software Management Concepts”
before using yum for the first time.
Experienced Linux users should start with
Section 4, “Managing Software with yum”.
![[Note]](/HEADER.images/note.png) | Previous Versions of CentOS |
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This document describes the configuration of
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Most of the examples in this document use the package
tsclient, which is included with CentOS. The
tsclient package provides an application
for remote desktop access. If you install it successfully you
may start the application by choosing
Applications->Internet->Terminal
Server Client. To use the examples,
substitute the name of the relevant package for
tsclient. The example commands for CentOS
package groups use the MySQL Database
group.
![[Important]](/HEADER.images/important.png) | Avoid Logging in with the Root Account |
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You do not need to log in with the
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