5.2.3. Displaying Package Information
To display information about one or more packages (glob expressions are valid here as well), use the following command:
yum info package_name…
For example, to display information about the abrt package, type:
~]# yum info abrt
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
Name : abrt
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.0.1
Release : 2.fc15
Size : 806 k
Repo : installed
From repo : fedora
Summary : Automatic bug detection and reporting tool
URL : https://fedorahosted.org/abrt/
License : GPLv2+
Description : abrt is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and
: to create a bug report with all informations needed by maintainer
: to fix it. It uses plugin system to extend its functionality.
The yum info package_name command is similar to the rpm -q --info package_name command, but provides as additional information the ID of the Yum repository the RPM package is found in (look for the From repo: line in the output).
You can also query the Yum database for alternative and useful information about a package by using the following command:
yumdb info package_name
This command provides additional information about a package, including the checksum of the package (and algorithm used to produce it, such as SHA-256), the command given on the command line that was invoked to install the package (if any), and the reason that the package is installed on the system (where user indicates it was installed by the user, and dep means it was brought in as a dependency). For example, to display additional information about the yum package, type:
~]# yumdb info yum
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
yum-3.2.29-4.fc15.noarch
checksum_data = 249f21fb43c41381c8c9b0cd98d2ea5fa0aa165e81ed2009cfda74c05af67246
checksum_type = sha256
from_repo = fedora
from_repo_revision = 1304429533
from_repo_timestamp = 1304442346
installed_by = 0
reason = user
releasever = $releasever
For more information on the yumdb command, refer to the yumdb(8) manual page.
