libXext

Package Name:

libXext

Summary:

X.Org X11 libXext runtime library

URL:

http://www.x.org

Description:

X.Org X11 libXext runtime library

Architecture:

i686

Version:

1.3.3

Release:

1.el6

Size:

35 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT

Command

Description of Command

yum install libXext

This command will install libXext on the server.

yum remove libXext

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

yum -y remove libXext

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

yum update libXext

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

yum -y update libXext

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

yum info libXext

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

yum deplist libXext

This command will show you the dependencies for libXext. 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 libXext

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

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