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

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "xfsdump.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xfsdump.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

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


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

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Available Packages
Name : xfsdump
Arch : x86_64
Version : 3.1.8
Release : 6.amzn2
Size : 308 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Administrative utilities for the XFS filesystem
URL : http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/
License : GPL+
Description : The xfsdump package contains xfsdump, xfsrestore and a number of
: other utilities for administering XFS filesystems.
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: xfsdump examines files in a filesystem, determines which need to
: be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape or
: other storage medium. It uses XFS-specific directives for
: optimizing the dump of an XFS filesystem, and also knows how to
: backup XFS extended attributes. Backups created with xfsdump are
: "endian safe" and can thus be transfered between Linux machines of
: different architectures and also between IRIX machines.
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: xfsrestore performs the inverse function of xfsdump; it can
: restore a full backup of a filesystem. Subsequent incremental
: backups can then be layered on top of the full backup. Single
: files and directory subtrees may be restored from full or partial
: backups.