Information about the package, mgetty-sendfax, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mgetty-sendfax package is designed for, Provides support for sending faxes over a modem.
Package Name:
mgetty-sendfax
Summary:
Provides support for sending faxes over a modem
Description:
Sendfax is a standalone backend program for sending fax files. The mgetty program (a getty replacement for handling logins over a serial line) plus sendfax will allow you to send faxes through a Class 2 modem. If you'd like to send faxes over a Class 2 modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax and the mgetty packages.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.1.36
Release:
9.el6
Size:
128 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the mgetty-sendfax package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mgetty-sendfax
This command will install mgetty-sendfax on the server.
yum remove mgetty-sendfax
This command will un-install mgetty-sendfax on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mgetty-sendfax, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mgetty-sendfax
This command will un-install mgetty-sendfax 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 mgetty-sendfax when using the -y flag.
yum update mgetty-sendfax
This command will update mgetty-sendfax to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mgetty-sendfax, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mgetty-sendfax
This command will update mgetty-sendfax 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 mgetty-sendfax when using the -y flag.
yum info mgetty-sendfax
This command will show you core information about the mgetty-sendfax package.
yum deplist mgetty-sendfax
This command will show you the dependencies for mgetty-sendfax. 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 mgetty-sendfax
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mgetty-sendfax. 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.