Information about the package, xsane, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xsane package is designed for, X Window System front-end for the SANE scanner interface.
Package Name:
xsane
Summary:
X Window System front-end for the SANE scanner interface
Description:
XSane is an X based interface for the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) library, which provides access to scanners, digital cameras, and other capture devices. XSane is written in GTK+ and provides control for performing the scan and then manipulating the captured image.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.997
Release:
8.el6
Size:
523 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the xsane package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xsane
This command will install xsane on the server.
yum remove xsane
This command will un-install xsane on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xsane, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xsane
This command will un-install xsane 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 xsane when using the -y flag.
yum update xsane
This command will update xsane to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xsane, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xsane
This command will update xsane 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 xsane when using the -y flag.
yum info xsane
This command will show you core information about the xsane package.
yum deplist xsane
This command will show you the dependencies for xsane. 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 xsane
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xsane. 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.