How to Install and Uninstall libpng12.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "libpng12.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install libpng12.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                libpng12.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpng12.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libpng12.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                libpng12.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpng12.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : libpng12
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.2.50
Release : 10.amzn2.0.2
Size : 172 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Old version of libpng, needed to run old binaries
URL : http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
License : zlib
Description : The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, an older version of the
: libpng library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
: image format files. This version should be used only if you are
: unable to use the current version of libpng.