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

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "expect.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install expect.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall expect.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : expect
Arch : x86_64
Version : 5.45
Release : 14.amzn2.0.2
Size : 263 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : A program-script interaction and testing utility
URL : http://expect.nist.gov/
License : Public Domain
Description : Expect is a tcl application for automating and testing
: interactive applications such as telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck,
: rlogin, tip, etc. Expect makes it easy for a script to
: control another program and interact with it.
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: This package contains expect and some scripts that use it.