Information about the package, xosd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xosd package is designed for, On-screen display library for X.
Package Name:
xosd
Summary:
On-screen display library for X
Description:
XOSD displays text on your screen, sounds simple right? The difference is it is unmanaged and shaped, so it appears transparent. This gives the effect of an On Screen Display, like your TV/VCR etc.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.2.14
Release:
16.el6
Size:
38 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xosd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xosd
This command will install xosd on the server.
yum remove xosd
This command will un-install xosd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xosd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xosd
This command will un-install xosd 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 xosd when using the -y flag.
yum update xosd
This command will update xosd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xosd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xosd
This command will update xosd 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 xosd when using the -y flag.
yum info xosd
This command will show you core information about the xosd package.
yum deplist xosd
This command will show you the dependencies for xosd. 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 xosd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xosd. 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.