---
name: "cdist-type__package_yum"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__package_yum"
---

# cdist-type\_\_package\_yum(7)

Manage packages with yum

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_package\_yum - Manage packages with yum

## DESCRIPTION

Yum is usually used on the Fedora distribution to manage packages. If you specify an unknown package, yum will display the slightly confusing error message "Error: Nothing to do".

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **name**

  If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

- **state**

  Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"

- **url**

  URL to use for the package

## EXAMPLES

```
# Ensure zsh in installed
__package_yum zsh --state present
# If you don't want to follow pythonX packages, but always use python
__package_yum python --state present --name python2
# Remove obsolete package
__package_yum puppet --state absent
__package epel-release-6-8 \
    --url http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_package**(7)](/cdist-type__package/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius \<*nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021