Information about the package, fvwm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The fvwm package is designed for, Highly configurable multiple virtual desktop window manager.
Package Name:
fvwm
Summary:
Highly configurable multiple virtual desktop window manager
URL:
Description:
Fvwm is a window manager for X11. It is designed to minimize memory consumption, provide a 3D look to window frames, and implement a virtual desktop.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.6.6
Release:
1.el6
Size:
1.6 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the fvwm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install fvwm
This command will install fvwm on the server.
yum remove fvwm
This command will un-install fvwm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove fvwm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove fvwm
This command will un-install fvwm 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 fvwm when using the -y flag.
yum update fvwm
This command will update fvwm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove fvwm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update fvwm
This command will update fvwm 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 fvwm when using the -y flag.
yum info fvwm
This command will show you core information about the fvwm package.
yum deplist fvwm
This command will show you the dependencies for fvwm. 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 fvwm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on fvwm. 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.