How to Install and Uninstall yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch" package

This is a short guide on how to install yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the yum-plugin-fastestmirror.noarch package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : yum-plugin-fastestmirror
Arch : noarch
Version : 1.1.31
Release : 46.amzn2.0.1
Size : 33 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Yum plugin which chooses fastest repository from a mirrorlist
URL : http://yum.baseurl.org/download/yum-utils/
License : GPLv2+
Description : This plugin sorts each repository's mirrorlist by connection speed
: prior to downloading packages.