Linux / CentOS install basic command line functions
I'm fairly new to linux I have ubuntu installed on a machine at home and now have a remote server with CentOS but certain commands not working like I'd expect.
whois, locate always return - -bash: locate: command not found
Trying to install it.
yum install locate
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
addons | 951 B 00:00
base | 2.1 kB 00:00
c5-testing | 1.9 kB 00:00
extras | 1.1 kB 00:00
updates | 1.9 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
No package locate available.
Nothing to do
same for whois
What should I install to get these or similar functions?
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Now able to run yum install in CentOs
When i tried to run the yum install i'm getting the following error message:
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yum install locate
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Determining fastest mirrors
Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=x86_64&repo=os error was
[Errno 4] IOError:
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base
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Could you please help me with this.
Try yum search
Try yum search when looking for what exactly to install to get the functionality you are looking for.
A quick example to search for what to install for locate
yum search locateLoaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
================================================================================ Matched: locate =================================================================================
findutils.x86_64 : The GNU versions of find utilities (find and xargs).
xinetd.x86_64 : A secure replacement for inetd.
classpathx-jaf.x86_64 : GNU JavaBeans(tm) Activation Framework
ctags.x86_64 : A C programming language indexing and/or cross-reference tool.
dnsmasq.x86_64 : A lightweight DHCP/caching DNS server
fontconfig.i386 : Font configuration and customization library
fontconfig.x86_64 : Font configuration and customization library
<strong>mlocate.x86_64</strong> : An utility for finding files by name
planner.x86_64 : A graphical project management tool.
postgresql.x86_64 : PostgreSQL client programs and libraries.
which.x86_64 : Displays where a particular program in your path is located.
wvdial.x86_64 : A heuristic autodialer for PPP connections.
mlocate is what you are looking for.
yum install mlocate
For whois
yum search whoisLoaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
================================================================================= Matched: whois =================================================================================
gnome-nettool.x86_64 : A GNOME interface for various networking tools
jwhois.x86_64 : Internet whois/nicname client.
for the whois
yum install jwhois
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