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