How to Install and Uninstall readline-static.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "readline-static.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install readline-static.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "readline-static.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall readline-static.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 readline-static.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : readline-static
Arch : x86_64
Version : 6.2
Release : 10.amzn2.0.2
Size : 119 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Static libraries for the readline library
URL : http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
License : GPLv3+
Description : The readline-static package contains the static version of the
: readline library.