Information about the package, xpa, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xpa package is designed for, The X Public Access messaging system.
Package Name:
xpa
Summary:
The X Public Access messaging system
Description:
The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with these XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. This package contains command-line utilities for managing XPA.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.1.12
Release:
1.el6
Size:
407 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the xpa package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xpa
This command will install xpa on the server.
yum remove xpa
This command will un-install xpa on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xpa, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xpa
This command will un-install xpa 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 xpa when using the -y flag.
yum update xpa
This command will update xpa to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xpa, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xpa
This command will update xpa 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 xpa when using the -y flag.
yum info xpa
This command will show you core information about the xpa package.
yum deplist xpa
This command will show you the dependencies for xpa. 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 xpa
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xpa. 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.