Fedora core installing package groups with yum

Fedora core installing package groups with yum

 

yum is an interactive tool or automated update program which can be used for maintaining systems using rpm (read as RedHat and friends).

It allows you to install single package or group of package. For example let us say you are running a web server with PHP+MySQL. Now you need complete development environment i.e gcc C/C++ compilers, subversion cvs, perl and related libraries. You can install them in one shot with the following command:
# yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'

You can remove all developer tools with the following command:
# yum groupremove 'Development Tools'

Or better update all tools to latest version:
# yum groupupdate 'Development Tools'

You can obtain list of all groups with the following command:
# yum grouplist | less

Output:

Installed Groups:
   Compatibility Arch Support
   Editors
   MySQL Database
   PostgreSQL Database
   System Tools
   Text-based Internet
   Web Server
Available Groups:
   Administration Tools
   Authoring and Publishing
   Compatibility Arch Development Support
   DNS Name Server
   Development Tools
   Eclipse
   Engineering and Scientific
   FTP Server
   GNOME Desktop Environment
   GNOME Software Development
   Games and Entertainment
   Graphical Internet
   Graphics
   Java Development
   KDE (K Desktop Environment)
   KDE Software Development
   Language Support
   Legacy Network Server
   Legacy Software Development
   Mail Server
   Network Servers
   News Server
   Office/Productivity
   Printing Support
   Server Configuration Tools
   Sound and Video
   Windows File Server
 X Software Development
   X Window System
   XFCE
   XFCE Software Development
Done

You can also gather information about all packages that belongs to a group:
# yum groupinfo 'Development Tools'

This is a handy feature, to install or remove software(s). If any one has more information about similar options (w/o front-end) for apt-get command, then please comment it back below.