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

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "cachefilesd.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cachefilesd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                cachefilesd.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cachefilesd.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cachefilesd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : cachefilesd
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.10.9
Release : 1.amzn2.0.2
Size : 38 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : CacheFiles user-space management daemon
URL : http://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/fscache/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The cachefilesd daemon manages the caching files and directory
: that are that are used by network file systems such a AFS and NFS
: to do persistent caching to the local disk.