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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "scrub.x86_64" package

Learn how to install scrub.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Learn how to uninstall scrub.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : scrub
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.5.2
Release : 7.amzn2.0.1
Size : 41 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Disk scrubbing program
URL : http://code.google.com/p/diskscrub/
License : GPLv2+
Description : Scrub writes patterns on files or disk devices to make
: retrieving the data more difficult. It operates in one of three
: modes: 1) the special file corresponding to an entire disk is
: scrubbed and all data on it is destroyed; 2) a regular file is
: scrubbed and only the data in the file (and optionally its name in
: the directory entry) is destroyed; or 3) a regular file is
: created, expanded until the file system is full, then scrubbed as
: in 2).