Information about the package, dirac, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dirac package is designed for, Dirac is an open source video codec.
Package Name:
dirac
Summary:
Dirac is an open source video codec
Description:
Dirac is an open source video codec. It uses a traditional hybrid video codec architecture, but with the wavelet transform instead of the usual block transforms. Motion compensation uses overlapped blocks to reduce block artefacts that would upset the transform coding stage.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.2
Release:
4.el6
Size:
225 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
MPLv1.1
Control the dirac package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dirac
This command will install dirac on the server.
yum remove dirac
This command will un-install dirac on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dirac, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dirac
This command will un-install dirac 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 dirac when using the -y flag.
yum update dirac
This command will update dirac to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dirac, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dirac
This command will update dirac 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 dirac when using the -y flag.
yum info dirac
This command will show you core information about the dirac package.
yum deplist dirac
This command will show you the dependencies for dirac. 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 dirac
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dirac. 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.