How to Install and Uninstall bind-utils.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "bind-utils.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install bind-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                bind-utils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bind-utils.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bind-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                bind-utils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bind-utils.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : bind-utils
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 32
Version : 9.11.4
Release : 26.P2.amzn2.5.2
Size : 260 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utilities for querying DNS name servers
URL : http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
License : MPLv2.0
Description : Bind-utils contains a collection of utilities for querying DNS
: (Domain Name System) name servers to find out information about
: Internet hosts. These tools will provide you with the IP addresses
: for given host names, as well as other information about
: registered domains and network addresses.
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: You should install bind-utils if you need to get information from
: DNS name servers.