Information about the package, gnu-free-fonts-compat, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gnu-free-fonts-compat package is designed for, GNU freefont compatibility package.
Package Name:
gnu-free-fonts-compat
Summary:
GNU freefont compatibility package
Description:
This package only exists to help transition pre 20090104-4 freefont users to \ the new package split. It will be removed after one distribution release \ cycle, please do not reference it or depend on it in any way.\ \ It can be safely uninstalled.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
20100919
Release:
3.el6
Size:
5.4 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv3+ with special font exception
Control the gnu-free-fonts-compat package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will install gnu-free-fonts-compat on the server.
yum remove gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will un-install gnu-free-fonts-compat on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gnu-free-fonts-compat, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will un-install gnu-free-fonts-compat 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 gnu-free-fonts-compat when using the -y flag.
yum update gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will update gnu-free-fonts-compat to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gnu-free-fonts-compat, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will update gnu-free-fonts-compat 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 gnu-free-fonts-compat when using the -y flag.
yum info gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will show you core information about the gnu-free-fonts-compat package.
yum deplist gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will show you the dependencies for gnu-free-fonts-compat. 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 gnu-free-fonts-compat
This command will check if there is an update waiting on gnu-free-fonts-compat. 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.