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pyppd


Information about the package, pyppd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pyppd package is designed for, PPD file compressor and generator for CUPS.


Package Name:

pyppd

Summary:

PPD file compressor and generator for CUPS

Description:

This program holds a compressed archive of PostScript Printer Description files. It can generate the PPD files on the fly for CUPS.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

0.4.9

Release:

1.el6

Size:

35 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv3



Handy Yum Commands for pyppd


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install pyppd

This command will install pyppd on the server.

yum remove pyppd

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

yum -y remove pyppd

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

yum update pyppd

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

yum -y update pyppd

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

yum info pyppd

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

yum deplist pyppd

This command will show you the dependencies for pyppd. 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 pyppd

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