Information about the package, SDL-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The SDL-devel package is designed for, Files needed to develop Simple DirectMedia Layer applications.
Package Name:
SDL-devel
Summary:
Files needed to develop Simple DirectMedia Layer applications
Description:
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. This package provides the libraries, include files, and other resources needed for developing SDL applications.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.14
Release:
7.el6_7.1
Size:
362 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the SDL-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install SDL-devel
This command will install SDL-devel on the server.
yum remove SDL-devel
This command will un-install SDL-devel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove SDL-devel
This command will un-install SDL-devel on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove SDL-devel when using the -y flag.
yum update SDL-devel
This command will update SDL-devel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update SDL-devel
This command will update SDL-devel to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove SDL-devel when using the -y flag.
yum info SDL-devel
This command will show you core information about the SDL-devel package.
yum deplist SDL-devel
This command will show you the dependencies for SDL-devel. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update SDL-devel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on SDL-devel. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.