Information about the package, libfap, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libfap package is designed for, An APRS parser written in C.
Package Name:
libfap
Summary:
An APRS parser written in C
Description:
libfap is an APRS (Amateur Packet Reporting System) parser that can decode normal, mic-e and compressed location packets, NMEA location packets, objects, items, messages, telemetry and most weather packets.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.3
Release:
1.el6
Size:
42 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the libfap package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install libfap
This command will install libfap on the server.
yum remove libfap
This command will un-install libfap on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libfap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove libfap
This command will un-install libfap 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 libfap when using the -y flag.
yum update libfap
This command will update libfap to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libfap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update libfap
This command will update libfap 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 libfap when using the -y flag.
yum info libfap
This command will show you core information about the libfap package.
yum deplist libfap
This command will show you the dependencies for libfap. 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 libfap
This command will check if there is an update waiting on libfap. 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.