How to Install and Uninstall device-mapper.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "device-mapper.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install device-mapper.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "device-mapper.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall device-mapper.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : device-mapper
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 7
Version : 1.02.170
Release : 6.amzn2.5
Size : 334 k
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : Device mapper utility
URL : http://sources.redhat.com/dm
License : GPLv2
Description : This package contains the supporting userspace utility, dmsetup,
: for the kernel device-mapper.