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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "rtkit.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install rtkit.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall rtkit.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : rtkit
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.11
Release : 10.amzn2.0.1
Size : 53 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon
URL : http://git.0pointer.de/?p=rtkit.git
License : GPLv3+ and BSD
Description : RealtimeKit is a D-Bus system service that changes the
: scheduling policy of user processes/threads to SCHED_RR (i.e.
: realtime scheduling mode) on request. It is intended to be used as
: a secure mechanism to allow real-time scheduling to be used by
: normal user processes.