Information about the package, xvkbd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xvkbd package is designed for, Virtual Keyboard for X Window System.
Package Name:
xvkbd
Summary:
Virtual Keyboard for X Window System
Description:
xvkbd is a virtual (graphical) keyboard program for X Window System which provides facility to enter characters onto other clients (software) by clicking on a keyboard displayed on the screen. This may be used for systems without a hardware keyboard such as kiosk terminals or hand-held devices. This program also has facility to send characters specified as the command line option to another client.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.5
Release:
1.el6
Size:
87 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xvkbd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xvkbd
This command will install xvkbd on the server.
yum remove xvkbd
This command will un-install xvkbd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xvkbd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xvkbd
This command will un-install xvkbd 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 xvkbd when using the -y flag.
yum update xvkbd
This command will update xvkbd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xvkbd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xvkbd
This command will update xvkbd 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 xvkbd when using the -y flag.
yum info xvkbd
This command will show you core information about the xvkbd package.
yum deplist xvkbd
This command will show you the dependencies for xvkbd. 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 xvkbd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xvkbd. 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.