Well to run yum you have the following syntax: yum install package yum remove package yum update package Now in Fedora we have what they call: what provides this tells you what a package depends on: So for an example the statement might look like this: yum whatprovides perl or the name of the package. Do you need to know how to install rpm's? Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" <Z_kline@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Running a personal domain > Hiya, > Well, I'm mostly wondering about how Yum works, and a lot of that basic > kind of package management stuff. The problem is that the server I have > access to is probably customized in some way, so I need to figure out how > it > does things. I'm afraid of breaking it and needing to call in the tech > support folks to fix it. > To quote them, they say that only advanced users need to access the > machine > via SSH. > Thanks, > Zack. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Berry" <sberry at northlc.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:52 PM > Subject: Re: Running a personal domain > > >> What exactly do you want to know I am using Fedora here which is based on >> the Redhat scheme of things. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zachary Kline" <Z_kline at hotmail.com> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:40 PM >> Subject: Running a personal domain >> >> >>> Hiya, >>> I recently bought the domain name blindlinux.com from a registrar and >>> set it's DNS and such using the control panel they provide. I'm also >>> allowed a virtual private server for my site and such, which I can >>> access >>> via SSH. I guess I have a desire to learn how all that works >>> internally. >>> I'm not gonna run a massive site off it or anything, but maybe host some >>> files and just a personal page. >>> I was wondering if anybody here is familiar with Cent OS. I'm not, >>> though >>> have heard it's based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I'm not familiar >>> with >>> Red Hat in general. >>> Any tips from anybody? >>> Thanks muchly, >>> Zack. >>> PS: I wish I could host it myself, but I'd need to talk to my ISP about >>> getting a static IP, and anyway it isn't my connection. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/880 - Release Date: >>> 6/29/2007 >>> 2:15 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/880 - Release Date: 6/29/2007 > 2:15 PM > >
