yum is software installation tool for Red hat linux and Fedora Linux. It is a complete software management system. Other option is to use up2date utility. yum is designed to use over network/internet.
If you don't have yum then download it from project home page yum - Trac
To install fire the command
# rpm -ivh yup*
Step # 1: Configure yum
You need to edit /etc/yum.conf and modify/add following code to it:
vi /etc/yum.conf
Append or edit code as follows:
[base]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
baseurl=http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/$releasever/$basearch/os
Save the file
Install GPG signature key with rpm command:
# rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
and other keys too (if any using above command)
Step # 2 Update your package list:
# yum check-update
Step # 3 start to use yum
Install a new package called foo
# yum install foo
To update packages
# yum update
To update a single package called bar
# yum update bar
To remove a package called telnet
# yum remove telnet
To list all packages
# yum list installed
You can search using grep command
# yum list installed | grep samba
Display information on a package called foo
# yum info foo
To display list of packages for which updates are available
# yum list updates
