How to Install and Uninstall re2c.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "re2c.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install re2c.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                re2c.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "re2c.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall re2c.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                re2c.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the re2c.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : re2c
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.14.3
Release : 2.amzn2.0.1
Size : 224 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Tool for generating C-based recognizers from regular expressions
URL : http://re2c.org/
License : Public Domain
Description : re2c is a tool for writing very fast and very flexible scanners.
: Unlike any other such tool, re2c focuses on generating high
: efficient code for regular expression matching. As a result this
: allows a much broader range of use than any traditional lexer
: offers. And Last but not least re2c generates warning free code
: that is equal to hand-written code in terms of size, speed and
: quality.