Information about the package, xdvik, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xdvik package is designed for, An X viewer for DVI files.
Package Name:
xdvik
Summary:
An X viewer for DVI files
Description:
Xdvik, the kpathsea version of xdvi, is a previewer for DVI files produced e.g. by the TeX or troff typesetting systems. If you are installing texlive and you use PlainTeX or you are using DVI files, you will also need to install xdvi which allows you to view DVI files. Consider installing texlive-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), and texlive-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
22.84.14
Release:
9.el6
Size:
653 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xdvik package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xdvik
This command will install xdvik on the server.
yum remove xdvik
This command will un-install xdvik on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdvik, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xdvik
This command will un-install xdvik 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 xdvik when using the -y flag.
yum update xdvik
This command will update xdvik to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdvik, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xdvik
This command will update xdvik 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 xdvik when using the -y flag.
yum info xdvik
This command will show you core information about the xdvik package.
yum deplist xdvik
This command will show you the dependencies for xdvik. 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 xdvik
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xdvik. 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.