Tim wrote: > an unattributed author: >>> Cool yum feature: >>> >>> # yum whatprovides libstdc++.so.5 > > Przemyslaw Gawronski: >> True, that is cool :) > > You can even bypass that step, in most cases, and just do an install > command line with the file that you need, even when you don't know the > package it belongs to. There's no harm, you're asked whether to proceed > before it does anything. > > e.g. yum install <filename> I didn't know that, it's ridiculously cool. Thanks for pointing it out. # yum install libstdc++.so.5 Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments ... Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package compat-libstdc++-33.i386 0:3.2.3-61 set to be updated Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: compat-libstdc++-33 i386 3.2.3-61 fedora 232 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 232 k Is this ok [y/N]: -Andy
