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

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "hardlink.x86_64" package

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


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : hardlink
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 1
Version : 1.3
Release : 3.amzn2
Size : 23 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Create a tree of hardlinks
URL : https://pagure.io/hardlink.git
License : GPLv2+
Description : hardlink is used to create a tree of hard links.
: It's used by kernel installation to dramatically reduce the
: amount of disk space used by each kernel package installed.