How To Install efax.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install efax.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. efax.x86_64 is A program for faxing using a Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem

Introduction

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

What is `efax.x86_64`

Efax is a small ANSI C/POSIX program that sends and receives faxes using any Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem. You need to install efax if you want to send faxes and you have a Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem.

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

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

sudo yum -y install efax.x86_64

How To Uninstall efax.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove efax.x86_64

efax.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/logrotate.d/efax
/usr/bin/efax
/usr/bin/efix
/usr/bin/fax
/usr/share/doc/efax-0.9a
/usr/share/doc/efax-0.9a/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/efax-0.9a/README
/usr/share/man/man1/efax.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/efix.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fax.1.gz
/var/log/fax
/var/spool/fax

References

efax.x86_64 website

Summary

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