How to Install and Uninstall e2fsprogs.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "e2fsprogs.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install e2fsprogs.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 "e2fsprogs.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall e2fsprogs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the e2fsprogs.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : e2fsprogs
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.42.9
Release : 19.amzn2
Size : 700 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utilities for managing ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystems
URL : http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/
License : GPLv2
Description : The e2fsprogs package contains a number of utilities for creating,
: checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in second,
: third and fourth extended (ext2/ext3/ext4) filesystems. E2fsprogs
: contains e2fsck (used to repair filesystem inconsistencies after
: an unclean shutdown), mke2fs (used to initialize a partition to
: contain an empty ext2 filesystem), debugfs (used to examine the
: internal structure of a filesystem, to manually repair a corrupted
: filesystem, or to create test cases for e2fsck), tune2fs (used to
: modify filesystem parameters), and most of the other core ext2fs
: filesystem utilities.
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: You should install the e2fsprogs package if you need to manage the
: performance of an ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystem.