Dear Frank, The "yum" command have the options of install, erase and update any package including all dependencies. If you want to have more options, like search the more quickly mirror and another details, you need install the yum tools, and for use in the graphical environment, you can use the yum-ex, to find and install or remove a lot of .rpm in a single step, with all dependencies.
Like example "# yum search mysql" to find the packages related with MySQL, like php, mysql client, server, etc. and "#yum install mysql.i386" like example to install. Remember be "root" or use the command "su" to pass from an user to root. (root is the super user, like old Unixs style) In the Red Hat Linux Family, like Fedora, SCientific, Mandriva, etc, don't use the sudo, and you need are logged like rook to can install or remove with out restrictions any software. Best Regards, Pablo Cavero Systems Engineer 568 - 920 9509 2010/10/19 Frank Lanitz <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Not sure whether this is a bit out off topic here. > > I'm a bit new again into rpm and yum based systems coming from deb-based > systems and with a far away Suse-background and looking for a tool > similar to aptitude or the old yast for easy installing/deinstalling of > a number of packages from command line. > > For all that don't know aptitude: I'm looking for a command line tool > which allows to mark a bulk of packages for installing, update of > erasing as well as offering a way to search the index of avaialble > packages as well as keeping care on depedencies. Would it make sense to > give aptitude a try here inside this environment? > > Searching the web I found postings back from 2006 but nothing much > interesting more recently so I'm not sure which tools are still under > maintenance or working well. Does anybody of you have a hint for me? > > Thanks, > Frank >
