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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "mlocate.x86_64" package

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


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : mlocate
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.26
Release : 8.amzn2
Size : 113 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : An utility for finding files by name
URL : https://pagure.io/mlocate/
License : GPLv2
Description : mlocate is a locate/updatedb implementation. It keeps a database
: of all existing files and allows you to lookup files by name.
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: The 'm' stands for "merging": updatedb reuses the existing
: database to avoid rereading most of the file system, which makes
: updatedb faster and does not trash the system caches as much as
: traditional locate implementations.