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xfwm4


Information about the package, xfwm4, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xfwm4 package is designed for, Next generation window manager for Xfce.


Package Name:

xfwm4

Summary:

Next generation window manager for Xfce

Description:

xfwm4 is a window manager compatible with GNOME, GNOME2, KDE2, KDE3 and Xfce.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.8.3

Release:

1.el6

Size:

1.3 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for xfwm4


Control the xfwm4 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install xfwm4

This command will install xfwm4 on the server.

yum remove xfwm4

This command will un-install xfwm4 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xfwm4, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove xfwm4

This command will un-install xfwm4 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 xfwm4 when using the -y flag.

yum update xfwm4

This command will update xfwm4 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xfwm4, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update xfwm4

This command will update xfwm4 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 xfwm4 when using the -y flag.

yum info xfwm4

This command will show you core information about the xfwm4 package.

yum deplist xfwm4

This command will show you the dependencies for xfwm4. 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 xfwm4

This command will check if there is an update waiting on xfwm4. 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.