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xstar


Information about the package, xstar, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xstar package is designed for, Program that simulates the movement of stars.


Package Name:

xstar

Summary:

Program that simulates the movement of stars

Description:

XStar is a Unix program that simulates the movement of stars. It starts by putting a bunch of stars on the screen, and then it lets the inter-body gravitational forces move the stars around. The result is a lot of neat wandering paths, as the stars interact and collide. Along with the program, there is a fairly large document that explains the N-Body problem in a fair amount of detail. It doesn't get into the gory details of the "real" N-body solvers, but it does give you an overview of the techniques they use.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.2.0

Release:

5.el6

Size:

208 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for xstar


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install xstar

This command will install xstar on the server.

yum remove xstar

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

yum -y remove xstar

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

yum update xstar

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

yum -y update xstar

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

yum info xstar

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

yum deplist xstar

This command will show you the dependencies for xstar. 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 xstar

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