How to Install and Uninstall biosdevname.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "biosdevname.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install biosdevname.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                biosdevname.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "biosdevname.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall biosdevname.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                biosdevname.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the biosdevname.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : biosdevname
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.7.3
Release : 2.amzn2
Size : 38 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names
URL : https://github.com/dell/biosdevname
License : GPLv2
Description : biosdevname in its simplest form takes a kernel device name as an
: argument, and returns the BIOS-given name it "should" be. This is
: necessary on systems where the BIOS name for a given device (e.g.
: the label on the chassis is "Gb1") doesn't map directly and
: obviously to the kernel name (e.g. eth0).