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libXfixes


Information about the package, libXfixes, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libXfixes package is designed for, X Fixes library.


Package Name:

libXfixes

Summary:

X Fixes library

Description:

X Fixes library.

Architecture:

i686

Version:

5.0.3

Release:

1.el6

Size:

17 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for libXfixes


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install libXfixes

This command will install libXfixes on the server.

yum remove libXfixes

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

yum -y remove libXfixes

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

yum update libXfixes

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

yum -y update libXfixes

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

yum info libXfixes

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

yum deplist libXfixes

This command will show you the dependencies for libXfixes. 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 libXfixes

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