Information about the package, xdotool, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xdotool package is designed for, Fake keyboard/mouse input.
Package Name:
xdotool
Summary:
Fake keyboard/mouse input
Description:
This tool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and re-size windows, etc.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.20110530.1
Release:
7.el6
Size:
45 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the xdotool package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xdotool
This command will install xdotool on the server.
yum remove xdotool
This command will un-install xdotool on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdotool, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xdotool
This command will un-install xdotool 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 xdotool when using the -y flag.
yum update xdotool
This command will update xdotool to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdotool, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xdotool
This command will update xdotool 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 xdotool when using the -y flag.
yum info xdotool
This command will show you core information about the xdotool package.
yum deplist xdotool
This command will show you the dependencies for xdotool. 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 xdotool
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xdotool. 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.