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

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "snappy.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install snappy.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall snappy.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 snappy.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : snappy
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.1.0
Release : 3.amzn2.0.2
Size : 40 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Fast compression and decompression library
URL : http://code.google.com/p/snappy/
License : BSD
Description : Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for
: maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression
: library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable
: compression. For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib,
: Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the
: resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger.