Open Source on IBM i
===> /QOpenSys/pkgs/bin/yum install <package>
Add yum (and other packages) to your path if want to call it directly
===> PATH=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin:$PATH ===> export PATH
or if you want to store it permanently in your profile
===> echo 'PATH=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin:$PATH' >> $HOME/.profile ===> export PATH >> $HOME/.profile
Some useful yum commands
===> yum list available ===> yum list installed ===> yum list all ===> yum search <package> ===> yum remove <package>
Use rpm for more detailed info about packages. Following will show when was each individual package updated.
===> rpm -qa --last ===> rpm -q <package> --last
This command will list all installed files for a package
===> rpm -ql <package>
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