Yum (Yellow Dog Update Modifier)

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Yellow Dog Update Modifier (YUM) is a Package Manager which is used to resolve Package Dependency. It is developed by Duke University to make improvements in RPM's installation.

It is also called open-source command line as well as graphical based package management tool for RPM (Redhat Package Manager). It allows users and System Administrator to easily install, update, remove and search a software package from the repository.

Features:-

  • Support for multiple repositories.
  • Simple configuration.
  • Automatic dependency calculation.
  • Fast operation.
  • RPM-consistent behavior.
  • Package group support, including multiple-repository groups.
  • Simple interface.

In my next post, i will tell you about how YUM works?

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