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dx


Information about the package, dx, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dx package is designed for, Open source version of IBM's Visualization Data Explorer.


Package Name:

dx

Summary:

Open source version of IBM's Visualization Data Explorer

Description:

OpenDX is a uniquely powerful, full-featured software package for the visualization of scientific, engineering and analytical data: Its open system design is built on familiar standard interface environments. And its sophisticated data model provides users with great flexibility in creating visualizations.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.4.4

Release:

11.el6.4

Size:

7.3 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

IBM



Handy Yum Commands for dx


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install dx

This command will install dx on the server.

yum remove dx

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

yum -y remove dx

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

yum update dx

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

yum -y update dx

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

yum info dx

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

yum deplist dx

This command will show you the dependencies for dx. 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 dx

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