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

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "glew.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install glew.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : glew
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.10.0
Release : 5.amzn2.0.2
Size : 84 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library
URL : http://glew.sourceforge.net
License : BSD and MIT
Description : The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform
: C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time
: mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are supported
: on the target platform. OpenGL core and extension functionality is
: exposed in a single header file. GLEW is available for a variety
: of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD,
: Irix, and Solaris.
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: This package contains the demo GLEW utilities. The libraries
: themselves are in libGLEW and libGLEWmx.