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compface


Information about the package, compface, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The compface package is designed for, Library and tools for handling X-Face data.


Package Name:

compface

Summary:

Library and tools for handling X-Face data

Description:

This is the Compface image compression and decompression library and its user tools. Compface converts 48x48 .xbm format (X bitmap) images to a compressed format that can be placed in the X-Face: mail header. Some mail programs are able to display such images when opening messages.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.5.2

Release:

11.el6

Size:

23 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for compface


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install compface

This command will install compface on the server.

yum remove compface

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

yum -y remove compface

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

yum update compface

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

yum -y update compface

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

yum info compface

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

yum deplist compface

This command will show you the dependencies for compface. 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 compface

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