Information about the package, xguest, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xguest package is designed for, Creates xguest user as a locked down user.
Package Name:
xguest
Summary:
Creates xguest user as a locked down user
Description:
Installing this package sets up the xguest user to be used as a temporary account to switch to or as a kiosk user account. The account is disabled unless SELinux is in enforcing mode. The user is only allowed to log in via gdm. The home and temporary directories of the user will be polyinstantiated and mounted on tmpfs.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
1.0.9
Release:
5.el6
Size:
32 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xguest package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xguest
This command will install xguest on the server.
yum remove xguest
This command will un-install xguest on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xguest, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xguest
This command will un-install xguest 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 xguest when using the -y flag.
yum update xguest
This command will update xguest to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xguest, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xguest
This command will update xguest 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 xguest when using the -y flag.
yum info xguest
This command will show you core information about the xguest package.
yum deplist xguest
This command will show you the dependencies for xguest. 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 xguest
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xguest. 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.