Information about the package, brlapi, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The brlapi package is designed for, Appliation Programming Interface for BRLTTY.
Package Name:
brlapi
Summary:
Appliation Programming Interface for BRLTTY
Description:
This package provides the run-time support for the Application Programming Interface to BRLTTY. Install this package if you have an application which directly accesses a refreshable braille display.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.4
Release:
7.el6
Size:
104 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the brlapi package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install brlapi
This command will install brlapi on the server.
yum remove brlapi
This command will un-install brlapi on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove brlapi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove brlapi
This command will un-install brlapi 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 brlapi when using the -y flag.
yum update brlapi
This command will update brlapi to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove brlapi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update brlapi
This command will update brlapi 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 brlapi when using the -y flag.
yum info brlapi
This command will show you core information about the brlapi package.
yum deplist brlapi
This command will show you the dependencies for brlapi. 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 brlapi
This command will check if there is an update waiting on brlapi. 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.