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graphviz


Information about the package, graphviz, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The graphviz package is designed for, Graph Visualization Tools.


Package Name:

graphviz

Summary:

Graph Visualization Tools

Description:

A collection of tools for the manipulation and layout of graphs (as in nodes and edges, not as in barcharts).

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.26.0

Release:

10.el6

Size:

1.0 M

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

CPL



Handy Yum Commands for graphviz


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install graphviz

This command will install graphviz on the server.

yum remove graphviz

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

yum -y remove graphviz

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

yum update graphviz

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

yum -y update graphviz

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

yum info graphviz

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

yum deplist graphviz

This command will show you the dependencies for graphviz. 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 graphviz

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