Information about the package, SDL, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The SDL package is designed for, A cross-platform multimedia library.
Package Name:
SDL
Summary:
A cross-platform multimedia library
Description:
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.2.14
Release:
7.el6_7.1
Size:
193 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the SDL package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install SDL
This command will install SDL on the server.
yum remove SDL
This command will un-install SDL on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove SDL
This command will un-install SDL 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 SDL when using the -y flag.
yum update SDL
This command will update SDL to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove SDL, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update SDL
This command will update SDL 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 SDL when using the -y flag.
yum info SDL
This command will show you core information about the SDL package.
yum deplist SDL
This command will show you the dependencies for SDL. 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 SDL
This command will check if there is an update waiting on SDL. 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.