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printer-filters


Information about the package, printer-filters, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The printer-filters package is designed for, Collection of filters for various printer drivers.


Package Name:

printer-filters

Summary:

Collection of filters for various printer drivers

Description:

This is a meta-package that depends on all available printer filters. Installing it via tool that resolves dependencies, such as yum or anaconda, ensures that all printer drivers available from foomatic package that require external filters will work.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

1.1

Release:

4.1.el6

Size:

3.8 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

Public Domain



Handy Yum Commands for printer-filters


Control the printer-filters package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install printer-filters

This command will install printer-filters on the server.

yum remove printer-filters

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

yum -y remove printer-filters

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

yum update printer-filters

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

yum -y update printer-filters

This command will update printer-filters 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 printer-filters when using the -y flag.

yum info printer-filters

This command will show you core information about the printer-filters package.

yum deplist printer-filters

This command will show you the dependencies for printer-filters. 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 printer-filters

This command will check if there is an update waiting on printer-filters. 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.