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Re: [PLUG] APT and RPM Packager Lookup Tables
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On Wed November 28 2007 09:02, Bob Heise wrote:
> Den Wednesday 28 November 2007 14.40.20 skrev Robert Spangler:
> > On Wed November 28 2007 02:07, JP Vossen wrote:
> > > I just got around to converting my package manager cheat sheet to
> > > HTML and putting it up on my site. Please let me know if you find any
> > > errors...
> >
> > Not an error but to avoid being prompted every time you run yum
> > install/remove <package> there is the '-y' switch that answers yes for
> > you at the prompt.
>
> What's wrong with the good old yes command, that they need to add a -y
> feature to yum?
Well for starters, if you are installing something you normally want it
installed. After you run 'yum install <arg>' yum stops and ask if you really
want to install these packages. Since I want this software install there is
no reason for yum to stop and ask me so by doing 'yum -y install <arg>' yum
doesn't stop and wait for me to type 'y' to continue installing the software.
The default answer is 'N' so just hitting enter will stop the install.
I guess another one would be if you are running a cron job to install
something. Without the switch the process would halt until a key is hit.
99.999% of the time you wouldn't want that.
There are 2 very good reason for the switch.
Allow you mind to wonder, I'm sure you can come up with even more. :)
--
Regards
Robert
Smile... it increases your face value!
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