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

Last updated: February 05,2025

1. Install "popt.x86_64" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall popt.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : popt
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.13
Release : 16.amzn2.0.2
Size : 86 k
Repo : installed
Summary : C library for parsing command line parameters
URL : http://www.rpm5.org/
License : MIT
Description : Popt is a C library for parsing command line parameters. Popt was
: heavily influenced by the getopt() and getopt_long() functions,
: but it improves on them by allowing more powerful argument
: expansion. Popt can parse arbitrary argv[] style arrays and
: automatically set variables based on command line arguments. Popt
: allows command line arguments to be aliased via configuration
: files and includes utility functions for parsing arbitrary strings
: into argv[] arrays using shell-like rules.