Information about the package, gpm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gpm package is designed for, A mouse server for the Linux console.
Package Name:
gpm
Summary:
A mouse server for the Linux console
Description:
Gpm provides mouse support to text-based Linux applications like the Emacs editor and the Midnight Commander file management system. Gpm also provides console cut-and-paste operations using the mouse and includes a program to allow pop-up menus to appear at the click of a mouse button.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.20.6
Release:
12.el6
Size:
178 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the gpm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install gpm
This command will install gpm on the server.
yum remove gpm
This command will un-install gpm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gpm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove gpm
This command will un-install gpm 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 gpm when using the -y flag.
yum update gpm
This command will update gpm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gpm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update gpm
This command will update gpm 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 gpm when using the -y flag.
yum info gpm
This command will show you core information about the gpm package.
yum deplist gpm
This command will show you the dependencies for gpm. 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 gpm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on gpm. 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.