Information about the package, xdialog, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xdialog package is designed for, X11 drop in replacement for cdialog.
Package Name:
xdialog
Summary:
X11 drop in replacement for cdialog
Description:
Xdialog is designed to be a drop in replacement for the cdialog program. It converts any terminal based program into a program with an X-windows interface. The dialogs are easier to see and use and Xdialog adds even more functionalities (help button+box, treeview, editbox, file selector, range box, and much more).
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.3.1
Release:
12.el6
Size:
347 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+
Control the xdialog package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xdialog
This command will install xdialog on the server.
yum remove xdialog
This command will un-install xdialog on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdialog, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xdialog
This command will un-install xdialog 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 xdialog when using the -y flag.
yum update xdialog
This command will update xdialog to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdialog, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xdialog
This command will update xdialog 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 xdialog when using the -y flag.
yum info xdialog
This command will show you core information about the xdialog package.
yum deplist xdialog
This command will show you the dependencies for xdialog. 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 xdialog
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xdialog. 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.