Information about the package, kdm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The kdm package is designed for, The KDE login manager.
Package Name:
kdm
Summary:
The KDE login manager
URL:
Description:
KDM provides the graphical login screen, shown shortly after boot up, log out, and when user switching.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.3.4
Release:
37.el6
Size:
1.8 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the kdm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install kdm
This command will install kdm on the server.
yum remove kdm
This command will un-install kdm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kdm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove kdm
This command will un-install kdm 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 kdm when using the -y flag.
yum update kdm
This command will update kdm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kdm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update kdm
This command will update kdm 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 kdm when using the -y flag.
yum info kdm
This command will show you core information about the kdm package.
yum deplist kdm
This command will show you the dependencies for kdm. 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 kdm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on kdm. 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.