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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "squid.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to install squid.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall squid.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : squid
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 7
Version : 3.5.20
Release : 17.amzn2.6.1
Size : 3.1 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : The Squid proxy caching server
URL : http://www.squid-cache.org
License : GPLv2+ and (LGPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and Public Domain)
Description : Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for Web clients,
: supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional
: caching software, Squid handles all requests in a single,
: non-blocking, I/O-driven process. Squid keeps meta data and
: especially hot objects cached in RAM, caches DNS lookups, supports
: non-blocking DNS lookups, and implements negative caching of
: failed requests.
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: Squid consists of a main server program squid, a Domain Name
: System lookup program (dnsserver), a program for retrieving FTP
: data (ftpget), and some management and client tools.