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babl


Information about the package, babl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The babl package is designed for, A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library.


Package Name:

babl

Summary:

A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library

Description:

Babl is a dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library. It provides conversions between the myriad of buffer types images can be stored in. Babl doesn't only help with existing pixel formats, but also facilitates creation of new and uncommon ones.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.1.2

Release:

4.el6

Size:

83 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv3+ and GPLv3+



Handy Yum Commands for babl


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install babl

This command will install babl on the server.

yum remove babl

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

yum -y remove babl

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

yum update babl

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

yum -y update babl

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

yum info babl

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

yum deplist babl

This command will show you the dependencies for babl. 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 babl

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