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xboxdrv


Information about the package, xboxdrv, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xboxdrv package is designed for, Userspace Xbox/Xbox360 Gamepad Driver for Linux.


Package Name:

xboxdrv

Summary:

Userspace Xbox/Xbox360 Gamepad Driver for Linux

Description:

This is a Xbox/Xbox360 gamepad driver for Linux that works in userspace. It is an alternative to the xpad kernel driver and has support for Xbox1 gamepads, Xbox360 USB gamepads and Xbox360 wireless gamepads, both first and third party.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.8.8

Release:

2.el6

Size:

442 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv3+



Handy Yum Commands for xboxdrv


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install xboxdrv

This command will install xboxdrv on the server.

yum remove xboxdrv

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

yum -y remove xboxdrv

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

yum update xboxdrv

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

yum -y update xboxdrv

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

yum info xboxdrv

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

yum deplist xboxdrv

This command will show you the dependencies for xboxdrv. 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 xboxdrv

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