https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum

[DEPRECATED] YUM package manager
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum

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[DEPRECATED] YUM package manager

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum
• Owner: rpm-software-management
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2015-03-04T15:08:35.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-16T23:14:49.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-04T06:10:24.816Z (11 days ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 8.08 MB
• Stars: 127
• Watchers: 21
• Forks: 87
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: ChangeLog
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

        
:no_entry: This project is **deprecated**. Please use [DNF](https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf), the successor of YUM.

# YUM

Yum is an automatic updater and installer for rpm-based systems.

Included programs:

    /usr/bin/yum		Main program

## Usage

Yum is run with one of the following options:

* `update [package list]`

  If run without any packages, Yum will automatically upgrade every currently

  installed package.  If one or more packages are specified, Yum will only

  update the packages listed.

* `install `

  Yum will install the latest version of the specified package (don't specify

  version information).

* `remove `

  Yum will remove the specified packages from the system.

* `list [package list]`

  List available packages.

See the man page for more information (`man yum`).  Also see:

* web page: http://yum.baseurl.org/

* wiki: http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki

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3.2.X Branch - yum-3_2_X

      Starting commit is roughly: a3c91d7f6a15f31a42d020127b2da2877dfc137d

         E.g. git diff a3c91d7f6a15f31a42d020127b2da2877dfc137d

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## Building

You can build an RPM package by running:

    $ make rpm

**Note:** Make sure you have `mock` and `lynx` installed.

## Development

You can run Yum from the current checkout in a container as follows (make sure

you have the `podman` package installed):

    $ make shell

This will first build a CentOS 7 image (if not built already) and then run a

container with a shell where you can directly execute Yum:

    [root@bf03d3a43cbf /] yum

When you edit the code on your host, the changes you make will be immediately

reflected inside the container since the checkout is bind-mounted.

**Warning:** There's a (probably) bug in podman at the moment which makes it

not see symlinks in a freshly created container, which, in turn, makes Yum not

see the `/etc/yum.conf` symlink when it runs for the first time.  The

workaround is to `touch /etc/yum.conf` or simply re-run Yum.

**Note:** When you exit the container, it is not deleted but just stopped.  To

re-attach to it, use (replace the ID appropriately):

    $ podman start bf03d3a43cbf

    $ podman attach bf03d3a43cbf