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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "watchdog.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install watchdog.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall watchdog.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : watchdog
Arch : x86_64
Version : 5.13
Release : 11.amzn2.0.1
Size : 78 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Software and/or Hardware watchdog daemon
URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/watchdog/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The watchdog program can be used as a powerful software watchdog
: daemon or may be alternately used with a hardware watchdog device
: such as the IPMI hardware watchdog driver interface to a resident
: Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). watchdog periodically
: writes to /dev/watchdog; the interval between writes to
: /dev/watchdog is configurable through settings in the watchdog
: sysconfig file. This configuration file is also used to set the
: watchdog to be used as a hardware watchdog instead of its default
: software watchdog operation. In either case, if the device is
: open but not written to within the configured time period, the
: watchdog timer expiration will trigger a machine reboot. When
: operating as a software watchdog, the ability to reboot will
: depend on the state of the machine and interrupts. When operating
: as a hardware watchdog, the machine will experience a hard reset
: (or whatever action was configured to be taken upon watchdog timer
: expiration) initiated by the BMC.