Information about the package, xdelta, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xdelta package is designed for, A binary file delta generator and an RCS replacement library.
Package Name:
xdelta
Summary:
A binary file delta generator and an RCS replacement library
URL:
Description:
Xdelta (X for XCF: the eXperimental Computing Facility at Berkeley) is a binary delta generator (like a diff program for binaries) and an RCS version control replacement library. The Xdelta library performs its work independently of the actual format used to encode the file and is intended to be used by various higher-level programs such as XCF's Project Revision Control System (PRCS). PRCS is a front end for a version control toolset. Xdelta uses a binary file delta algorithm to replace the standard diff program used by RCS
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.1.4
Release:
8.el6
Size:
88 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the xdelta package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xdelta
This command will install xdelta on the server.
yum remove xdelta
This command will un-install xdelta on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdelta, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xdelta
This command will un-install xdelta 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 xdelta when using the -y flag.
yum update xdelta
This command will update xdelta to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdelta, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xdelta
This command will update xdelta 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 xdelta when using the -y flag.
yum info xdelta
This command will show you core information about the xdelta package.
yum deplist xdelta
This command will show you the dependencies for xdelta. 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 xdelta
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xdelta. 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.