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

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "groff.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install groff.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : groff
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.22.2
Release : 8.amzn2.0.2
Size : 1.1 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : A document formatting system
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
License : GPLv3+ and GFDL and BSD and MIT
Description : Groff is a document formatting system. Groff takes standard text
: and formatting commands as input and produces formatted output.
: The created documents can be shown on a display or printed on a
: printer. Groff's formatting commands allow you to specify font
: type and size, bold type, italic type, the number and size of
: columns on a page, and more.
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: Groff can also be used to format man pages. If you are going to
: use groff with the X Window System, you will also need to install
: the groff-x11 package.