How to Install and Uninstall librdkafka-devel.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 28,2025

1. Install "librdkafka-devel.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install librdkafka-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "librdkafka-devel.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall librdkafka-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                librdkafka-devel.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the librdkafka-devel.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : librdkafka-devel
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.11.4
Release : 1.amzn2
Size : 46 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : The Apache Kafka C library (Development Environment)
URL : https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka
License : BSD
Description : librdkafka is a C/C++ library implementation of the Apache Kafka
: protocol, containing both Producer and Consumer support.
: This package contains headers and libraries required to build
: applications using librdkafka.