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SDL


Information about the package, SDL, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The SDL package is designed for, A cross-platform multimedia library.


Package Name:

SDL

Summary:

A cross-platform multimedia library

Description:

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.2.14

Release:

7.el6_7.1

Size:

193 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for SDL


Control the SDL package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install SDL

This command will install SDL on the server.

yum remove SDL

This command will un-install SDL on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove SDL

This command will un-install SDL 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 when using the -y flag.

yum update SDL

This command will update SDL to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update SDL

This command will update SDL 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 when using the -y flag.

yum info SDL

This command will show you core information about the SDL package.

yum deplist SDL

This command will show you the dependencies for SDL. 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

This command will check if there is an update waiting on SDL. 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.