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I want to install screen and i think i could do
yum install screen
but i thought i could be smart and run a search first
yum search all screen
and here is the problem, this results in a huge list, so what will yum install screen do? Will install the one i want or wil it prompt me to install all?
dont want to mess up my setup :D
Jason94
Posted 2011-06-08T11:00:29.587
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It will install the latest package with the name of "screen". Try yum list screen.
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Posted 2011-06-08T11:00:29.587
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Just check with
yum info screen
what you are really installing. It will give you a summary and a description of that package.
slhck
Posted 2011-06-08T11:00:29.587
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Also, unless you invoke it as yum -y install, yum will always prompt you for confirmation before executing an operation. So, when you run yum install screen, it'll resolve your request, determine the list of packages to be installed/upgraded/whatever, then show you that list (along with the size of the download required) and ask Is this ok [y/N]: before proceeding.
It's very safe to just "try stuff" with yum.
FeRD
Posted 2011-06-08T11:00:29.587
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nice, one result :D – Jason94 – 2011-06-08T11:08:30.583