How To Install gdisk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdisk.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. gdisk.x86_64 is An fdisk-like partitioning tool for GPT disks

Introduction

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

What is `gdisk.x86_64`

An fdisk-like partitioning tool for GPT disks. GPT fdisk features a command-line interface, fairly direct manipulation of partition table structures, recovery tools to help you deal with corrupt partition tables, and the ability to convert MBR disks to GPT format.

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

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

sudo yum -y install gdisk.x86_64

How To Uninstall gdisk.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove gdisk.x86_64

gdisk.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/sbin/cgdisk
/usr/sbin/fixparts
/usr/sbin/gdisk
/usr/sbin/sgdisk
/usr/share/doc/gdisk-0.8.10
/usr/share/doc/gdisk-0.8.10/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/gdisk-0.8.10/README
/usr/share/doc/gdisk-0.8.10/gdisk_test.sh
/usr/share/man/man8/cgdisk.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fixparts.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/gdisk.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sgdisk.8.gz

References

gdisk.x86_64 website

Summary

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