Information about the package, x3270, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The x3270 package is designed for, An X Window System based IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator.
Package Name:
x3270
Summary:
An X Window System based IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator
Description:
The x3270 package contains files needed for emulating the IBM 3278/3279 terminals, commonly used with mainframe applications. You will also need to install a frontend for x3270. Available frontends are x3270-x11 (for the X Window System) and x3270-text (for text mode).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.3.15
Release:
2.el6
Size:
136 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the x3270 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install x3270
This command will install x3270 on the server.
yum remove x3270
This command will un-install x3270 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove x3270, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove x3270
This command will un-install x3270 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 x3270 when using the -y flag.
yum update x3270
This command will update x3270 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove x3270, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update x3270
This command will update x3270 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 x3270 when using the -y flag.
yum info x3270
This command will show you core information about the x3270 package.
yum deplist x3270
This command will show you the dependencies for x3270. 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 x3270
This command will check if there is an update waiting on x3270. 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.