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

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "zip.x86_64" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall zip.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : zip
Arch : x86_64
Version : 3.0
Release : 11.amzn2.0.2
Size : 800 k
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : A file compression and packaging utility compatible with PKZIP
URL : http://www.info-zip.org/Zip.html
License : BSD
Description : The zip program is a compression and file packaging utility. Zip
: is analogous to a combination of the UNIX tar and compress
: commands and is compatible with PKZIP (a compression and file
: packaging utility for MS-DOS systems).
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: Install the zip package if you need to compress files using the
: zip program.