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exiv2-libs


Information about the package, exiv2-libs, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The exiv2-libs package is designed for, Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library.


Package Name:

exiv2-libs

Summary:

Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library

Description:

A C++ library to access image metadata, supporting full read and write access to the Exif and Iptc metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd and so on.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.18.2

Release:

2.1.el6

Size:

679 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for exiv2-libs


Control the exiv2-libs package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install exiv2-libs

This command will install exiv2-libs on the server.

yum remove exiv2-libs

This command will un-install exiv2-libs on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove exiv2-libs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove exiv2-libs

This command will un-install exiv2-libs 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 exiv2-libs when using the -y flag.

yum update exiv2-libs

This command will update exiv2-libs to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove exiv2-libs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update exiv2-libs

This command will update exiv2-libs 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 exiv2-libs when using the -y flag.

yum info exiv2-libs

This command will show you core information about the exiv2-libs package.

yum deplist exiv2-libs

This command will show you the dependencies for exiv2-libs. 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 exiv2-libs

This command will check if there is an update waiting on exiv2-libs. 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.