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

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "polkit.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install polkit.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "polkit.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall polkit.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 polkit.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : polkit
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.112
Release : 26.amzn2.1
Size : 170 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : An authorization framework
URL : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit
License : LGPLv2+
Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It
: is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged
: processes.