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mgetty-viewfax


Information about the package, mgetty-viewfax, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mgetty-viewfax package is designed for, An X Window System fax viewer.


Package Name:

mgetty-viewfax

Summary:

An X Window System fax viewer

Description:

Viewfax displays the fax files received using mgetty in an X11 window. Viewfax is capable of zooming in and out on the displayed fax. If you're installing the mgetty-viewfax package, you'll also need to install mgetty.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.1.36

Release:

9.el6

Size:

72 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for mgetty-viewfax


Control the mgetty-viewfax package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install mgetty-viewfax

This command will install mgetty-viewfax on the server.

yum remove mgetty-viewfax

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

yum -y remove mgetty-viewfax

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

yum update mgetty-viewfax

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

yum -y update mgetty-viewfax

This command will update mgetty-viewfax 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 mgetty-viewfax when using the -y flag.

yum info mgetty-viewfax

This command will show you core information about the mgetty-viewfax package.

yum deplist mgetty-viewfax

This command will show you the dependencies for mgetty-viewfax. 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 mgetty-viewfax

This command will check if there is an update waiting on mgetty-viewfax. 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.