Repositories
The DAG repository ATrpms repository RPMforge repository FreshRPMS repository Dries repository
Relevant paths
/etc/yum.conf
/etc/yum.repos.d
Installs a package
yum install package
Checks for updates
yum chech-update [pack]
Updates a package
yum update package
Information
yum info package
Listing packages
yum list [all]
yum list [regexp]
yum list available [regexp]
yum list updates [regexp]
yum list installed [regexp]
yum list obsoletes [regexp]
Cleaning
yum clean packages (erases the downloaded packages)
yum clean headers (cleans the syncing headers)
yum clean all
Erases package
yum erase package
Searches for a package after a word
yum search keyword
Options
-y to assume yes to all confirmation questions (for scripting automation)