Installing the YUM package manager on a (dv) Dedicated-Virtual 3.0 Server
Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems, including CentOS. CentOS is the operating system powering our entire (dv) Dedicated-Virtual line. Yum is the preferred method for installing software on your server since it automatically computes dependencies and determines what should occur to install packages.
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Installing yum
- If you have not already, please install the developer tools via your AccountCenter.
- Log into your (dv) 3.0 Dedicated-Virtual Server as root using via ssh:
ssh root@mt-example.com - Install yum, the package management system for the CentOS 4 operating system:
rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/sqlite-3.3.6-2.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.el4.centos.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/python-urlgrabber-2.9.8-2.noarch.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/libxml2-2.6.16-12.6.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/yum-metadata-parser-1.0-8.el4.centos.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/libxml2-2.6.16-12.6.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.6.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/yum-2.4.3-4.el4.centos.noarch.rpm
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You may want to add the Plesk repository provided by Atomic Turtle. You can add it with the following command:
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh | sh
Be sure to choose Plesk 8 when prompted for Plesk version.
Using yum
TIP:
You may want to add the Plesk repository provided by Atomic Turtle. You can add it with the following command:
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh | sh
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh | shBe sure to choose Plesk 8 when prompted for Plesk version.
Yum has several options, but the basic usage is:
yum install PKGNAME This will download and install the most recent version of the package, including resolving any dependencies.
Yum can also be used to uninstall packages:
yum uninstall PKGNAME Please reference the official documentation for yum to further understand the power of this command.
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06-15-2009: Article Creation
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