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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "expat.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install expat.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall expat.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : expat
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.1.0
Release : 12.amzn2.0.3
Size : 227 k
Repo : installed
Summary : An XML parser library
URL : http://www.libexpat.org/
License : MIT
Description : This is expat, the C library for parsing XML, written by James
: Clark. Expat is a stream oriented XML parser. This means that you
: register handlers with the parser prior to starting the parse.
: These handlers are called when the parser discovers the associated
: structures in the document being parsed. A start tag is an example
: of the kind of structures for which you may register handlers.