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libdmtx


Information about the package, libdmtx, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libdmtx package is designed for, Library for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes.


Package Name:

libdmtx

Summary:

Library for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes

Description:

libdmtx is open source software for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D bar-codes on Linux, Unix, OS X, Windows, and mobile devices. At its core libdmtx is a shared library, allowing C/C++ programs to use its capabilities without restrictions or overhead. The included utility programs, dmtxread and dmtxwrite, provide the official interface to libdmtx from the command line, and also serve as a good reference for programmers who wish to write their own programs that interact with libdmtx. All of the software in the libdmtx package is distributed under the LGPLv2 and can be used freely under these terms.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.7.2

Release:

3.el6.2

Size:

62 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for libdmtx


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libdmtx

This command will install libdmtx on the server.

yum remove libdmtx

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

yum -y remove libdmtx

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

yum update libdmtx

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

yum -y update libdmtx

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

yum info libdmtx

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

yum deplist libdmtx

This command will show you the dependencies for libdmtx. 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 libdmtx

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