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

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "folks.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install folks.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall folks.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : folks
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 1
Version : 0.11.4
Release : 1.amzn2
Size : 611 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : GObject contact aggregation library
URL : http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/Folks
License : LGPLv2+
Description : libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources
: (e.g. Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data
: server, Facebook, etc.) to create meta-contacts.