OEL - Using Linux installer Yum

Generic YUM usage – lesser known options

Find a package which delivers a certain file:

• # yum whatprovides "*/gnu/stubs-32.h"
• glibc-devel-2.12-1.80.el6.i686 : Object files for development using standard C: libraries.
• Repo : ol6_u3_base
• Matched from:
• Filename : /usr/include/gnu/stubs-32.h

List a package and download the RPM

• # yum list dhcp
• Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
• Available Packages
• dhcp.x86_64 12:4.1.1-34.P1.0.1.el6 ol6_latest
• # yumdownloader dhcp.x86_64 --destdir /KITS/YUM
• Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
• dhcp-4.1.1-34.P1.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm | 815 kB 00:

List older versions of a package

• # yum --showduplicate list bind-utils
• Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
• Installed Packages
• bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6 @anaconda-OracleLinuxServer-201206261930.x86_64/6.3
• Available Packages
• bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.7.0-5.P2.el6 ol6_latest
• bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.7.0-5.P2.el6_0.1 ol6_latest
• bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.7.3-2.el6 ol6_latest
• bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.7.3-2.el6_1.P1.1 ol6_latest
• ....

Run RPM to upgrade a package with multiple packages

• # rpm -Uvh bind-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.0.2.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm bind-libs-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.0.2.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm \
• bind-utils-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.0.2.el6_4.4.x86_64.rpm

Standard YUM commands:

1) Install a package

# yum install glibc-headers-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64

2) Check, drop and install a newer version of a package

Check the current status of Oracle RDBMS SERVER preinstall package

• # rpm -qa | grep -i preinstall
• oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall-1.0-6.el6.x86_64

Deinstall the 11.2 package

• # yum remove oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall.x86_64
• Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security

Check whether 12c preinstall package is available from our YUM repository

• # yum list | grep preinstall
• oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall.x86_64

Install it

# yum install oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall.x86_64

Error: Plugin "refresh-packagekit" can't be imported using YUM

• # yum list
• Plugin "refresh-packagekit" can't be imported
• Loaded plugins: security
• Traceback (most recent call last):
• File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
• yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
• File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 285, in user_main
• errcode = main(args)
• File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 136, in main
• result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
• File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 434, in doCommands
• self._getTs(needTsRemove)
• File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 99, in _getTs
• self._getTsInfo(remove_only)
• File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 110, in _getTsInfo

Solution: Remove $ORACLE_HOME/lib from LD_LIBRARY_PATH

• [root@hrac1 Desktop]# env | grep LD
• LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/u01/app/11.2.0/grid/lib:/lib:/usr/lib
• You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
• [root@hrac1 Desktop]# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
• [root@hrac1 Desktop]# yum list
• Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
• ol6_u3_base | 1.4 kB 00:00