Information about the package, xsel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xsel package is designed for, Command line clipboard and X selection tool.
Package Name:
xsel
Summary:
Command line clipboard and X selection tool
Description:
XSel is a command line or script utility, similar to xclip, that can copy the primary and secondary X selection, or any highlighted text, to or from a file, stdin or stdout. It can also append to and delete the clipboard or buffer that you would paste with the middle mouse button.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.0
Release:
8.el6
Size:
22 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the xsel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xsel
This command will install xsel on the server.
yum remove xsel
This command will un-install xsel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xsel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xsel
This command will un-install xsel 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 xsel when using the -y flag.
yum update xsel
This command will update xsel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xsel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xsel
This command will update xsel 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 xsel when using the -y flag.
yum info xsel
This command will show you core information about the xsel package.
yum deplist xsel
This command will show you the dependencies for xsel. 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 xsel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xsel. 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.