Skybox Security Skybox 5500 - Installing additional software packages

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Chapter 8
Skybox 5500 Appliance was created to be as light and secure as possible. On occasion, it may be
necessary to install additional software packages (RPMs). These RPMs can be installed via the
Internet or using a local repository. The following instructions explain how to do this.
Some of the most common packages include:
• gcc
• diff
• dos2unix
The most frequently needed packages are combined into a package group named Basic Appliance
Development Tools.
• To list the available package groups, run the following command.
yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=skyboxview-appliance grouplist
• To display details about a package group, run the following command. The package group name
must be set off by quotation marks.
yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=skyboxview-appliance groupinfo <package
group name>
For example:
yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=skyboxview-appliance groupinfo "Basic
Appliance Development Tools"
• To install one of the package groups, run the following command. The package group name must
be set off by quotation marks.
yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=skyboxview-appliance groupinstall
<package group name>
Installing additional software packages