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

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "zerofree.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install zerofree.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall zerofree.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : zerofree
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.0.3
Release : 6.amzn2.0.1
Size : 24 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utility to force unused ext2 inodes and blocks to zero
URL : http://intgat.tigress.co.uk/rmy/uml/
License : GPL+
Description : zerofree is a utility to set unused filesystem inodes and blocks
: of an ext2 filesystem to zero. This can improve the
: compressibility and privacy of an ext2 filesystem.
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: This tool was inspired by the ext2fs privacy (i.e. secure
: deletion) patch described in a Linux kernel mailing list thread.
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: WARNING: The filesystem to be processed should be unmounted or
: mounted read-only. The tool tries to check this before running,
: but you should be careful.