Information about the package, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xorg-x11-server-Xvfb package is designed for, A X Windows System virtual framebuffer X server..
Package Name:
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Summary:
A X Windows System virtual framebuffer X server.
URL:
Description:
Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) is an X server that is able to run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices. Xvfb simulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual memory. Xvfb does not open any devices, but behaves otherwise as an X display. Xvfb is normally used for testing servers.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.17.4
Release:
16.el6.centos.1
Size:
813 k
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT and GPLv2
Control the xorg-x11-server-Xvfb package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb on the server.
yum remove xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will un-install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xorg-x11-server-Xvfb, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will un-install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 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 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb when using the -y flag.
yum update xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will update xorg-x11-server-Xvfb to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xorg-x11-server-Xvfb, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will update xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 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 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb when using the -y flag.
yum info xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will show you core information about the xorg-x11-server-Xvfb package.
yum deplist xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will show you the dependencies for xorg-x11-server-Xvfb. 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 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xorg-x11-server-Xvfb. 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.