How to Install and Uninstall bzip2.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: April 19,2024

1. Install "bzip2.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install bzip2.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                bzip2.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bzip2.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bzip2.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bzip2.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : bzip2
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.0.6
Release : 13.el7
Size : 82 k
Repo : installed
From repo : base
Summary : A file compression utility
URL : http://www.bzip.org/
License : BSD
Description : Bzip2 is a freely available, patent-free, high quality data
: compressor. Bzip2 compresses files to within 10 to 15 percent of
: the capabilities of the best techniques available. However, bzip2
: has the added benefit of being approximately two times faster at
: compression and six times faster at decompression than those
: techniques. Bzip2 is not the fastest compression utility, but it
: does strike a balance between speed and compression capability.
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: Install bzip2 if you need a compression utility.