How To Install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. at-spi2-atk.x86_64 is A GTK+ module that bridges ATK to D-Bus at-spi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is at-spi2-atk.x86_64

at-spi allows assistive technologies to access GTK-based applications. Essentially it exposes the internals of applications for automation, so tools such as screen readers, magnifiers, or even scripting interfaces can query and interact with GUI controls. This version of at-spi is a major break from previous versions. It has been completely rewritten to use D-Bus rather than ORBIT / CORBA for its transport protocol. This package includes a gtk-module that bridges ATK to the new D-Bus based at-spi.

We can use yum to install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install at-spi2-atk.x86_64.

Install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install at-spi2-atk.x86_64

How To Uninstall at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the at-spi2-atk.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove at-spi2-atk.x86_64

at-spi2-atk.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules/at-spi2-atk.desktop
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/modules
/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so
/usr/lib64/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib64/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk-2.22.0
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk-2.22.0/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/at-spi2-atk-2.22.0/README
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk-2.22.0
/usr/share/licenses/at-spi2-atk-2.22.0/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install at-spi2-atk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.