How to Install and Uninstall xdg-user-dirs.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "xdg-user-dirs.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xdg-user-dirs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xdg-user-dirs.x86_64" package

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


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                xdg-user-dirs.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xdg-user-dirs.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : xdg-user-dirs
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.15
Release : 5.amzn2.0.1
Size : 58 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Handles user special directories
URL : http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs
License : GPLv2+ and MIT
Description : Contains xdg-user-dirs-update that updates folders in a users
: homedirectory based on the defaults configured by the
: administrator.