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libwacom


Information about the package, libwacom, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libwacom package is designed for, Tablet Information Client Library.


Package Name:

libwacom

Summary:

Tablet Information Client Library

Description:

libwacom is a library that provides information about Wacom tablets and tools. This information can then be used by drivers or applications to tweak the UI or general settings to match the physical tablet.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.16

Release:

2.el6

Size:

26 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for libwacom


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libwacom

This command will install libwacom on the server.

yum remove libwacom

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

yum -y remove libwacom

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

yum update libwacom

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

yum -y update libwacom

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

yum info libwacom

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

yum deplist libwacom

This command will show you the dependencies for libwacom. 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 libwacom

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