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8.6. Additional Resources
For more information on how to manage software packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see the resources listed below.
Installed Documentation
yum(8) — The manual page for theyumcommand-line utility provides a complete list of supported options and commands.yumdb(8) — The manual page for theyumdbcommand-line utility documents how to use this tool to query and, if necessary, alter the yum database.yum.conf(5) — The manual page namedyum.confdocuments available yum configuration options.yum-utils(1) — The manual page namedyum-utilslists and briefly describes additional utilities for managing yum configuration, manipulating repositories, and working with yum database.
Online Resources
- Yum Guides — The Yum Guides page on the project home page provides links to further documentation.
- Red Hat Access Labs — The Red Hat Access Labs includes a “Yum Repository Configuration Helper”.
See Also
- Chapter 4, Gaining Privileges documents how to gain administrative privileges by using the
suandsudocommands. - Appendix B, RPM describes the RPM Package Manager (RPM), the packaging system used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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