yum

RHEL/CentOS package manager (legacy)

high risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Use `--assumeno` to preview; `yum history undo` can roll back a transaction.

What it does

Legacy tool; dnf is the successor. See the flags and examples below, and run `man yum` for the full reference.

Examples

yum check-updateUpdates available · explain & risk-check →

yum historyTransaction history · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Packages & Build

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man yum for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.