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

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "lzop.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install lzop.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall lzop.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : lzop
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.03
Release : 10.amzn2.0.1
Size : 54 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Real-time file compressor
URL : http://www.lzop.org/
License : GPLv2+
Description : lzop is a compression utility which is designed to be a companion
: to gzip. It is based on the LZO data compression library and its
: main advantages over gzip are much higher compression and
: decompression speed at the cost of some compression ratio. The
: lzop compression utility was designed with the goals of
: reliability, speed, portability and with reasonable drop-in
: compatibility to gzip.