Information about the package, inkscape, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The inkscape package is designed for, Vector-based drawing program using SVG.
Package Name:
inkscape
Summary:
Vector-based drawing program using SVG
Description:
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. It is therefore a very useful tool for web designers and as an interchange format for desktop publishing. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.47
Release:
10.el6
Size:
8.7 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the inkscape package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install inkscape
This command will install inkscape on the server.
yum remove inkscape
This command will un-install inkscape on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove inkscape, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove inkscape
This command will un-install inkscape 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 inkscape when using the -y flag.
yum update inkscape
This command will update inkscape to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove inkscape, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update inkscape
This command will update inkscape 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 inkscape when using the -y flag.
yum info inkscape
This command will show you core information about the inkscape package.
yum deplist inkscape
This command will show you the dependencies for inkscape. 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 inkscape
This command will check if there is an update waiting on inkscape. 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.