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libmatchbox


Information about the package, libmatchbox, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libmatchbox package is designed for, Libraries for the Matchbox Desktop.


Package Name:

libmatchbox

Summary:

Libraries for the Matchbox Desktop

Description:

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.9

Release:

6.1.el6

Size:

46 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for libmatchbox


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libmatchbox

This command will install libmatchbox on the server.

yum remove libmatchbox

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

yum -y remove libmatchbox

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

yum update libmatchbox

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

yum -y update libmatchbox

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

yum info libmatchbox

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

yum deplist libmatchbox

This command will show you the dependencies for libmatchbox. 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 libmatchbox

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