How To Install findutils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install findutils.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. findutils.x86_64 is The GNU versions of find utilities (find and xargs)

Introduction

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

What is `findutils.x86_64`

The findutils package contains programs which will help you locate files on your system. The find utility searches through a hierarchy of directories looking for files which match a certain set of criteria (such as a file name pattern). The xargs utility builds and executes command lines from standard input arguments (usually lists of file names generated by the find command). You should install findutils because it includes tools that are very useful for finding things on your system.

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

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

sudo yum -y install findutils.x86_64

How To Uninstall findutils.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove findutils.x86_64

findutils.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/find
/usr/bin/oldfind
/usr/bin/xargs
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/README
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/findutils-4.5.11/TODO
/usr/share/info/find-maint.info.gz
/usr/share/info/find.info.gz
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/lg/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/findutils.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/find.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/oldfind.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xargs.1.gz

References

findutils.x86_64 website

Summary

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