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

Last updated: February 05,2025

1. Install "prelink.x86_64" package

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


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

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


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : prelink
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.5.0
Release : 9.amzn2.0.1
Size : 1.0 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : An ELF prelinking utility
License : GPLv2+
Description : The prelink package contains a utility which modifies ELF shared
: libraries and executables, so that far fewer relocations need to
: be resolved at runtime and thus programs come up faster.