Information about the package, links, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The links package is designed for, Web browser running in both graphics and text mode.
Package Name:
links
Summary:
Web browser running in both graphics and text mode
Description:
Links is a web browser capable of running in either graphics or text mode. It provides a pull-down menu system, renders complex pages, has partial HTML 4.0 support (including tables, frames and support for multiple character sets and UTF-8), supports color and monochrome terminals and allows horizontal scrolling.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.13
Release:
1.el6
Size:
2.8 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the links package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install links
This command will install links on the server.
yum remove links
This command will un-install links on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove links, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove links
This command will un-install links 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 links when using the -y flag.
yum update links
This command will update links to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove links, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update links
This command will update links 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 links when using the -y flag.
yum info links
This command will show you core information about the links package.
yum deplist links
This command will show you the dependencies for links. 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 links
This command will check if there is an update waiting on links. 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.