How To Install drm-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install drm-utils.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. drm-utils.x86_64 is Direct Rendering Manager utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drm-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `drm-utils.x86_64`

Utility programs for the kernel DRM interface. Will void your warranty.

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

Install drm-utils.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 drm-utils.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install drm-utils.x86_64

How To Uninstall drm-utils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the drm-utils.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove drm-utils.x86_64

drm-utils.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/drmdevice
/usr/bin/kms-steal-crtc
/usr/bin/kms-universal-planes
/usr/bin/kmstest
/usr/bin/modeprint
/usr/bin/modetest
/usr/bin/vbltest

References

drm-utils.x86_64 website

Summary

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