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libwnck-devel


Information about the package, libwnck-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libwnck-devel package is designed for, Libraries and headers for libwnck.


Package Name:

libwnck-devel

Summary:

Libraries and headers for libwnck

Description:

libwnck (pronounced "libwink") is used to implement pagers, tasklists, and other such things. It allows applications to monitor information about open windows, workspaces, their names/icons, and so forth. You should install the libwnck-devel package if you would like to compile applications that use libwnck. You don't need libwnck-devel just to use precompiled applications.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.28.0

Release:

3.el6

Size:

93 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for libwnck-devel


Control the libwnck-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install libwnck-devel

This command will install libwnck-devel on the server.

yum remove libwnck-devel

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

yum -y remove libwnck-devel

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

yum update libwnck-devel

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

yum -y update libwnck-devel

This command will update libwnck-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 libwnck-devel when using the -y flag.

yum info libwnck-devel

This command will show you core information about the libwnck-devel package.

yum deplist libwnck-devel

This command will show you the dependencies for libwnck-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 libwnck-devel

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