Information about the package, aalib, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The aalib package is designed for, ASCII art library.
Package Name:
aalib
Summary:
ASCII art library
Description:
AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are. The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those old-fashioned output methods with a powerful ASCII art renderer. The API is designed to be similar to other graphics libraries.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.4.0
Release:
0.18.rc5.el6.1
Size:
16 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the aalib package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install aalib
This command will install aalib on the server.
yum remove aalib
This command will un-install aalib on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove aalib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove aalib
This command will un-install aalib 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 aalib when using the -y flag.
yum update aalib
This command will update aalib to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove aalib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update aalib
This command will update aalib 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 aalib when using the -y flag.
yum info aalib
This command will show you core information about the aalib package.
yum deplist aalib
This command will show you the dependencies for aalib. 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 aalib
This command will check if there is an update waiting on aalib. 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.