Information about the package, WindowMaker, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The WindowMaker package is designed for, A fast, feature rich Window Manager.
Package Name:
WindowMaker
Summary:
A fast, feature rich Window Manager
Description:
Window Maker is an X11 window manager designed to give additional integration support to the GNUstep Desktop Environment. In every way possible, it reproduces the elegant look and feel of the nextstep GUI. It is fast, feature rich, easy to configure, and easy to use. In addition, Window Maker works with GNOME and KDE, making it one of the most useful and universal window managers available.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.95.5
Release:
2.el6
Size:
1.4 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the WindowMaker package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install WindowMaker
This command will install WindowMaker on the server.
yum remove WindowMaker
This command will un-install WindowMaker on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove WindowMaker, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove WindowMaker
This command will un-install WindowMaker 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 WindowMaker when using the -y flag.
yum update WindowMaker
This command will update WindowMaker to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove WindowMaker, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update WindowMaker
This command will update WindowMaker 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 WindowMaker when using the -y flag.
yum info WindowMaker
This command will show you core information about the WindowMaker package.
yum deplist WindowMaker
This command will show you the dependencies for WindowMaker. 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 WindowMaker
This command will check if there is an update waiting on WindowMaker. 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.