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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "gawk.x86_64" package

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


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : gawk
Arch : x86_64
Version : 4.0.2
Release : 4.amzn2.1.2
Size : 2.3 M
Repo : installed
Summary : The GNU version of the awk text processing utility
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/gawk.html
License : GPLv3+ and GPL and LGPLv3+ and LGPL and BSD
Description : The gawk package contains the GNU version of awk, a text
: processing utility. Awk interprets a special-purpose programming
: language to do quick and easy text pattern matching and
: reformatting jobs.
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: Install the gawk package if you need a text processing utility.
: Gawk is considered to be a standard Linux tool for processing
: text.