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dirac


Information about the package, dirac, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dirac package is designed for, Dirac is an open source video codec.


Package Name:

dirac

Summary:

Dirac is an open source video codec

Description:

Dirac is an open source video codec. It uses a traditional hybrid video codec architecture, but with the wavelet transform instead of the usual block transforms. Motion compensation uses overlapped blocks to reduce block artefacts that would upset the transform coding stage.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.0.2

Release:

4.el6

Size:

225 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

MPLv1.1



Handy Yum Commands for dirac


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install dirac

This command will install dirac on the server.

yum remove dirac

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

yum -y remove dirac

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

yum update dirac

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

yum -y update dirac

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

yum info dirac

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

yum deplist dirac

This command will show you the dependencies for dirac. 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 dirac

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