Information about the package, lesstif, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The lesstif package is designed for, OSF/Motif library clone.
Package Name:
lesstif
Summary:
OSF/Motif library clone
Description:
LessTif is a free replacement for OSF/Motif, which provides a full set of widgets for application development (menus, text entry areas, scrolling windows, etc.). LessTif is source compatible with OSF/Motif. This package provides the lesstif runtime libraries.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.95.2
Release:
1.el6
Size:
654 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the lesstif package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install lesstif
This command will install lesstif on the server.
yum remove lesstif
This command will un-install lesstif on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lesstif, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove lesstif
This command will un-install lesstif 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 lesstif when using the -y flag.
yum update lesstif
This command will update lesstif to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove lesstif, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update lesstif
This command will update lesstif 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 lesstif when using the -y flag.
yum info lesstif
This command will show you core information about the lesstif package.
yum deplist lesstif
This command will show you the dependencies for lesstif. 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 lesstif
This command will check if there is an update waiting on lesstif. 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.