Information about the package, gtk2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gtk2 package is designed for, The GIMP ToolKit (GTK+), a library for creating GUIs for X.
Package Name:
gtk2
Summary:
The GIMP ToolKit (GTK+), a library for creating GUIs for X
URL:
Description:
GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.24.23
Release:
9.el6
Size:
12 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the gtk2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install gtk2
This command will install gtk2 on the server.
yum remove gtk2
This command will un-install gtk2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gtk2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove gtk2
This command will un-install gtk2 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 gtk2 when using the -y flag.
yum update gtk2
This command will update gtk2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gtk2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update gtk2
This command will update gtk2 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 gtk2 when using the -y flag.
yum info gtk2
This command will show you core information about the gtk2 package.
yum deplist gtk2
This command will show you the dependencies for gtk2. 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 gtk2
This command will check if there is an update waiting on gtk2. 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.