Information about the package, metacity, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The metacity package is designed for, Unobtrusive window manager.
Package Name:
metacity
Summary:
Unobtrusive window manager
Description:
Metacity is a window manager that integrates nicely with the GNOME desktop. It strives to be quiet, small, stable, get on with its job, and stay out of your attention.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.28.0
Release:
23.el6
Size:
1.2 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the metacity package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install metacity
This command will install metacity on the server.
yum remove metacity
This command will un-install metacity on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove metacity, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove metacity
This command will un-install metacity 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 metacity when using the -y flag.
yum update metacity
This command will update metacity to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove metacity, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update metacity
This command will update metacity 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 metacity when using the -y flag.
yum info metacity
This command will show you core information about the metacity package.
yum deplist metacity
This command will show you the dependencies for metacity. 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 metacity
This command will check if there is an update waiting on metacity. 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.