How To Install brltty.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. brltty.x86_64 is Braille display driver for Linux/Unix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `brltty.x86_64`

BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.

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

Install brltty.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 brltty.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install brltty.x86_64

How To Uninstall brltty.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the brltty.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove brltty.x86_64

brltty.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/brltty
/etc/brltty.conf
/etc/brltty/af.ctb
/etc/brltty/am.ctb
/etc/brltty/ar.ttb
/etc/brltty/as.ttb
/etc/brltty/ascii-basic.tti
/etc/brltty/attrib.atb
/etc/brltty/attributes.atb
/etc/brltty/awa.ttb
/etc/brltty/bengali.tti
/etc/brltty/bg.ttb
/etc/brltty/bh.ttb
/etc/brltty/blocks.tti
/etc/brltty/bn.ttb
/etc/brltty/bo.ttb
/etc/brltty/boxes.tti
/etc/brltty/bra.ttb
/etc/brltty/brf.ttb
/etc/brltty/brl-al-abt_basic.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-al-abt_extra.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-al-abt_large.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-al-abt_small.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-al-bc.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-al-sat_basic.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-al-sat_extra.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-al-sat_large.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-al-sat_small.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-at-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ba-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-bd-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-bl-18.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-bl-40_m20_m40.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-command.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-default.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-display6.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-display7.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-dm80p.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-front10.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-front6.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-horizontal.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-inka.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-joystick.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-keyboard.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-pro.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-routing6.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-routing7.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-status.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-vario.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-vario80.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-vertical.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bm-wheels.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-bn-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-bn-input.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-cb-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ce-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ce-novem.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-chords.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ec-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-ec-spanish.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-braille.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-clio.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-common.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-esys_large.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-esys_medium.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-esys_small.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-esytime.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-iris.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-joysticks.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-sw12.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-sw34.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-eu-sw56.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-bumpers.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-common.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-focus_basic.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-focus_basic.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-focus_large.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-focus_small.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-pacmate.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-fs-rockers.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-hm-dots.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-hm-edge.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-hm-sense.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-hm-sync.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-ab40.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-bkwm.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-bs.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-bs40.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-bs80.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-dots.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-easy.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-input.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-keypad.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-mdlr.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-me.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-me64.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-me88.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-rockers.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ht-wave.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-hw-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ir-all.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-ir-brl.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-ir-pc.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-lb-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-lt-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-mb-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-md-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-mn-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-mt-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-np-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pg-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-2d_l.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-2d_s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-bar.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-c.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-c_486.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el2d_80s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el40c.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el40s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el60c.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el66s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el70s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el80_ii.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el80c.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el80s.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el_2d_40.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el_2d_66.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el_2d_80.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el_40_p.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-el_80.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-elba_20.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-elba_32.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-elba_trio_20.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-elba_trio_32.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-front13.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-front9.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-ib_80.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-keyboard.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-keys.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-routing.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status0.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status13.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status2.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status20.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status22.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-status4.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-switches.kti
/etc/brltty/brl-pm-trio.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-sk-bdp.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-sk-ntk.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-tn-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-ts-nav20_nav40.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-ts-nav80.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-ts-pb40.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-ts-pb65_pb81.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-tt-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-vd-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-vo-all.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-vo-bp.ktb
/etc/brltty/brl-vr-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-vs-all.txt
/etc/brltty/brl-xw-all.txt
/etc/brltty/common.tti
/etc/brltty/control-latin.tti
/etc/brltty/countries.cti
/etc/brltty/cs.ttb
/etc/brltty/cy.ttb
/etc/brltty/da-1252.ttb
/etc/brltty/da-lt.ttb
/etc/brltty/da.ttb
/etc/brltty/de-basis.ctb
/etc/brltty/de-chess.tti
/etc/brltty/de-kurzschrift.ctb
/etc/brltty/de-vollschrift.ctb
/etc/brltty/de.ttb
/etc/brltty/devanagari.tti
/etc/brltty/dra.ttb
/etc/brltty/el.ttb
/etc/brltty/en-chess.tti
/etc/brltty/en-na-ascii.tti
/etc/brltty/en-nabcc.ttb
/etc/brltty/en-ueb-g2.ctb
/etc/brltty/en-us-g2.ctb
/etc/brltty/en.ttb
/etc/brltty/en_CA.ttb
/etc/brltty/en_GB.ttb
/etc/brltty/en_US.ttb
/etc/brltty/eo.ttb
/etc/brltty/es.ctb
/etc/brltty/es.ttb
/etc/brltty/et.ttb
/etc/brltty/fi.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr-2007.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr-abrege.ctb
/etc/brltty/fr-cbifs.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr-integral.ctb
/etc/brltty/fr-vs.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr_CA.ttb
/etc/brltty/fr_FR.ttb
/etc/brltty/ga.ttb
/etc/brltty/gd.ttb
/etc/brltty/gon.ttb
/etc/brltty/gu.ttb
/etc/brltty/gujarati.tti
/etc/brltty/gurmukhi.tti
/etc/brltty/ha.ctb
/etc/brltty/he.ttb
/etc/brltty/hi.ttb
/etc/brltty/hr.ttb
/etc/brltty/hu.ttb
/etc/brltty/hy.ttb
/etc/brltty/id.ctb
/etc/brltty/ipa.ctb
/etc/brltty/is.ttb
/etc/brltty/it.ttb
/etc/brltty/ja.ctb
/etc/brltty/kannada.tti
/etc/brltty/kbd-braille.kti
/etc/brltty/kbd-desktop.ktb
/etc/brltty/kbd-keypad.ktb
/etc/brltty/kbd-kp_say.kti
/etc/brltty/kbd-kp_speak.kti
/etc/brltty/kbd-laptop.ktb
/etc/brltty/kha.ttb
/etc/brltty/kn.ttb
/etc/brltty/ko-g1.ctb
/etc/brltty/ko-g2.ctb
/etc/brltty/ko.ctb
/etc/brltty/kok.ttb
/etc/brltty/kru.ttb
/etc/brltty/latex-access.ctb
/etc/brltty/letters-cyrillic.tti
/etc/brltty/letters-latin-dot8.tti
/etc/brltty/letters-latin.cti
/etc/brltty/letters-latin.tti
/etc/brltty/letters-tibetan.tti
/etc/brltty/lt.ttb
/etc/brltty/lv.ttb
/etc/brltty/malayalam.tti
/etc/brltty/mg.ctb
/etc/brltty/mg.ttb
/etc/brltty/mi.ttb
/etc/brltty/ml.ttb
/etc/brltty/mni.ttb
/etc/brltty/mr.ttb
/etc/brltty/mt.ttb
/etc/brltty/mun.ctb
/etc/brltty/mun.ttb
/etc/brltty/mwr.ttb
/etc/brltty/nabcc.cti
/etc/brltty/ne.ttb
/etc/brltty/new.ttb
/etc/brltty/nl.ctb
/etc/brltty/nl.ttb
/etc/brltty/nl_BE.ttb
/etc/brltty/nl_NL.ttb
/etc/brltty/no-generic.ttb
/etc/brltty/no-oub.ttb
/etc/brltty/no.ttb
/etc/brltty/numbers-dot6.tti
/etc/brltty/numbers-dot8.tti
/etc/brltty/numbers-french.tti
/etc/brltty/numbers-nemeth.tti
/etc/brltty/nwc.ttb
/etc/brltty/ny.ctb
/etc/brltty/or.ttb
/etc/brltty/oriya.tti
/etc/brltty/pa.ttb
/etc/brltty/pi.ttb
/etc/brltty/pl.ttb
/etc/brltty/pt.ctb
/etc/brltty/pt.ttb
/etc/brltty/punctuation-alternate.tti
/etc/brltty/punctuation-basic.tti
/etc/brltty/punctuation-tibetan.tti
/etc/brltty/ro.ttb
/etc/brltty/ru.ttb
/etc/brltty/sa.ttb
/etc/brltty/sat.ttb
/etc/brltty/sd.ttb
/etc/brltty/si.ctb
/etc/brltty/sk.ttb
/etc/brltty/spaces.tti
/etc/brltty/sv-1989.ttb
/etc/brltty/sv-1996.ttb
/etc/brltty/sv.ttb
/etc/brltty/sw.ctb
/etc/brltty/sw.ttb
/etc/brltty/ta.ttb
/etc/brltty/tamil.tti
/etc/brltty/te.ttb
/etc/brltty/telugu.tti
/etc/brltty/th.ctb
/etc/brltty/tr.ttb
/etc/brltty/vi.ttb
/etc/brltty/zh-tw-polyphone.cti
/etc/brltty/zh-tw-ucb.ctb
/etc/brltty/zh-tw.ctb
/etc/brltty/zu.ctb
/usr/bin/brltty
/usr/bin/brltty-config
/usr/bin/brltty-ctb
/usr/bin/brltty-install
/usr/bin/brltty-trtxt
/usr/bin/brltty-ttb
/usr/lib/systemd/system/brltty.service
/usr/lib64/brltty
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybal.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybat.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybbc.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybbd.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybbl.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybbm.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybbn.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybcb.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybce.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybec.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybeu.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybfs.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybhm.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybht.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybhw.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybir.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttyblt.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybmb.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybmd.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybmn.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybmt.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybnp.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybpg.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybpm.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybsk.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybtn.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybts.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybtt.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybvd.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybvo.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybvr.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttybvs.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttysal.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttysbl.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttyscb.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttysfv.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttysgs.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttysxs.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttyxlx.so
/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlttyxsc.so
/usr/share/doc/brltty-4.5
/usr/share/doc/brltty-4.5/LICENSE-GPL
/usr/share/doc/brltty-4.5/LICENSE-LGPL
/usr/share/man/man1/brltty.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/brltty.conf.5.gz

References

brltty.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.