Fedora 20: Installing packages

 

To install a package on Fedora via the command line, we use the yum command like so:

 

yum install [package]

 

Using tmux as an example:

 

yum install tmux

 

Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package tmux.x86_64 0:1.8-3.fc20 will be installed
–> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package        Arch             Version                 Repository        Size
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Installing:
tmux           x86_64           1.8-3.fc20              fedora           243 k

Transaction Summary
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Install  1 Package

Total download size: 243 k
Installed size: 558 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]:

 

You can see that the yum command provides some useful information about the package you have asked it to install. If you are happy with the information provided you can install with “y” or cancel with “n”.