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xdialog


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+



Handy Yum Commands for xdialog


Control the xdialog package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

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.