software packages

CentOS / RHEL Configure Yum Automatic Update Retrieval and Installation

by on May 18, 2009 · 13 comments

The yum command line tool is used to install and update software packages under RHEL / CentOS Linux server. I know how to apply updates using yum update command line, but I’d like to use cron to manually update packages where appropriate. How do I configure yum to install software patches / updates automatically with cron?

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FreeBSD Install .TBZ Package File

by on January 2, 2009 · 0 comments

I’ve download .tbz file from the FreeBSD ftp server. How do I install this binary file using command line options?

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FreeBSD Obtain and Install Ports File in /usr/ports

by on November 25, 2008 · 3 comments

Q. I’ve installed FreeBSD server without ports. When installing my FreeBSD system, sysinstall asked my, if I would like to install the Ports Collection? I chose not to install it. Now, how do I obtain and install the FreeBSD ports collection in /usr/ports?

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FreeBSD List All Outdated Package

by on January 9, 2008 · 0 comments

Q. How do I know what packages are available to be updated on my FreeBSD Server system? How do I list all outdated packages under FreeBSD / OpenBSD operating system?

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Linux rpm list installed package

by on August 30, 2007 · 11 comments

Q. How do I list all installed packages using rpm under Linux? A. rpm is a powerful Package Manager, which can be used to build, install, query, verify, update, and erase individual software packages. rpm has -a option to query (list) all installed packages. List all installed packages using rpm -a option Type the command [...]

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How do I install and search FreeBSD ports or a package?

by on March 24, 2007 · 2 comments

Q. I’ve just moved from a Linux server to a new FreeBSD server. I’m confused with FreeBSD ports system. Can you tell me – how do I find a package file (port) and install the same? A. Under Linux you use rpm / up2date / yum or apt-get command to install a package. Under FreeBSD [...]

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