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dandan
Asked: 2016-09-08 06:14:29 +0800 CST

redhat linux + yum updateinfo list + what is the equivalent command for redhat 5

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the command 

yum updateinfo list

running well on redhat 6 and 7 as the following

  yum updateinfo list
  Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin, subscription-manager
  This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite.
  RHEA-2015:2461 enhancement Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-Release_Notes-7-en-US-      7-2.el7.noarch
  RHBA-2015:2371 bugfix      alsa-tools-firmware-1.0.28-2.el7.x86_64
  RHBA-2015:2403 bugfix      authconfig-6.2.8-10.el7.x86_64
  RHBA-2015:2144 bugfix      bash-4.2.46-19.el7.x86_64

but on redhat 5.X

I get the following results because updateinfo not defined on redhat 5

  #  yum updateinfo list
  Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
  This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
  usage: yum [options] COMMAND

  List of Commands:

  check-update   Check for available package updates
  clean          Remove cached data
  deplist        List a package's dependencies
  downgrade      downgrade a package
  erase          Remove a package or packages from your system
  groupinfo      Display details about a package group
  groupinstall   Install the packages in a group on your system
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2 Answers

  1. The yum updateinfo option was added to the Yum security plugin for RHEL6.

    If you are using RHEL5, you can use yum list updates --security (you need to install yum-security)

    You asked "why?"

    It's because you provided an invalid option for your RHEL5 system, so the command prints its usage parameters instead of doing anything.

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  2. the command for redhat 5 is:

    yum list-sec
    • To list all available erratas without installing them

    for example:

     yum list-sec
 Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
 This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
 RHBA-2014:1368 bugfix   at-3.1.8-84.el5_11.1.i386
 RHBA-2014:1209 bugfix   cpp-4.1.2-55.el5.i386
 RHBA-2015:0064 bugfix   cups-1:1.3.7-32.el5_11.i386
 RHBA-2015:0064 bugfix   cups-libs-1:1.3.7-32.el5_11.i386
 RHBA-2014:1868 bugfix   device-mapper-1.02.67-2.el5_11.1.i386
 RHBA-2014:1868 bugfix   device-mapper-event-1.02.67-2.el5_11.1.i386
 RHBA-2014:1228 bugfix   device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-63.el5.i386

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