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

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "hwdata.x86_64" package

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


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hwdata.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall hwdata.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

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Available Packages
Name : hwdata
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.252
Release : 9.3.amzn2
Size : 2.4 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Hardware identification and configuration data
URL : https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
License : GPLv2+
Description : hwdata contains various hardware identification and configuration
: data, such as the pci.ids and usb.ids databases.