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

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "ipvsadm.x86_64" package

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


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ipvsadm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : ipvsadm
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.27
Release : 7.amzn2.0.2
Size : 45 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utility to administer the Linux Virtual Server
URL : https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ipvsadm/
License : GPLv2+
Description : ipvsadm is used to setup, maintain, and inspect the virtual server
: table in the Linux kernel. The Linux Virtual Server can be used to
: build scalable network services based on a cluster of two or more
: nodes. The active node of the cluster redirects service requests
: to a collection of server hosts that will actually perform the
: services. Supported Features include:
: - two transport layer (layer-4) protocols (TCP and UDP)
: - three packet-forwarding methods (NAT, tunneling, and direct
: routing)
: - eight load balancing algorithms (round robin, weighted round
: robin, least-connection, weighted least-connection,
: locality-based least-connection, locality-based
: least-connection with replication, destination-hashing, and
: source-hashing)