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gdk-pixbuf2


Information about the package, gdk-pixbuf2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gdk-pixbuf2 package is designed for, An image loading library.


Package Name:

gdk-pixbuf2

Summary:

An image loading library

Description:

gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library that can be extended by loadable modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or clutter.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.24.1

Release:

6.el6_7

Size:

2.5 M

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

updates

Licence:

LGPLv2+ and (LGPLv2+ or MPLv1.1) and Public Domain



Handy Yum Commands for gdk-pixbuf2


Control the gdk-pixbuf2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install gdk-pixbuf2

This command will install gdk-pixbuf2 on the server.

yum remove gdk-pixbuf2

This command will un-install gdk-pixbuf2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gdk-pixbuf2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove gdk-pixbuf2

This command will un-install gdk-pixbuf2 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 gdk-pixbuf2 when using the -y flag.

yum update gdk-pixbuf2

This command will update gdk-pixbuf2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gdk-pixbuf2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update gdk-pixbuf2

This command will update gdk-pixbuf2 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 gdk-pixbuf2 when using the -y flag.

yum info gdk-pixbuf2

This command will show you core information about the gdk-pixbuf2 package.

yum deplist gdk-pixbuf2

This command will show you the dependencies for gdk-pixbuf2. 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 gdk-pixbuf2

This command will check if there is an update waiting on gdk-pixbuf2. 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.