How To Manage Yum Packages - Group Packages

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Table of Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1
Applies To......................................................................................................................................................1
Yum Options..................................................................................................................................................1
Yum Group Package Management ...............................................................................................................2
Group Package List....................................................................................................................................2
Group Package Info...................................................................................................................................2
Group Package Install ...............................................................................................................................3
Group Package List Installed.....................................................................................................................3
Group Package Update .............................................................................................................................4
Group Package Removal...........................................................................................................................4

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Overview
The purpose of this guide is to know the usage of YUM (Yellowdog updater modified). It is an automatic
updater and package installer/remover for rpm system(s).
One of the main features, it automatically identifies dependencies and ensures as to what packages
needs to be installed to complete requested package installation.
You can also utilize yum to install a group of packages, one of such group is “Development Tools”.
Yum has a plugin interface for adding simple features. Yum can also be used with python programs via its
module interface.
yum clean, cache option will help in managing the disk space at regular intervals on the system.
Applies To
 Linux flavor where yum is installed
 Tested on CentOS 7, RHEL 7
Yum Options
Yum command has different options for performing different type of package administration, some of the
major commands are discussed in this topic.

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Yum Group Package Management
You can also utilize yum to install all of packages have to be installed such as system administration tools.
Group Package List
To know the list available group, run the command;
yum grouplist
Group Package Info
To get additional information about the group, run the command;
yum groupinfo "Minimal Install" -q

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Group Package Install
To install a group, run the command;
yum groupinstall "Minimal Install" -q
Group Package List Installed
If a group package is installed, the package listed as below;
yum grouplist "Minimal Install" -q

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Group Package Update
To update the group, run the command;
yum groupupdate "Minimal Install"
Group Package Removal
To remove group package, run the command;
yum groupremove "Minimal Install" -q