How To Install hdparm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdparm.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. hdparm.x86_64 is A utility for displaying and/or setting hard disk parameters

Introduction

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

What is `hdparm.x86_64`

Hdparm is a useful system utility for setting (E)IDE hard drive parameters. For example, hdparm can be used to tweak hard drive performance and to spin down hard drives for power conservation.

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

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

sudo yum -y install hdparm.x86_64

How To Uninstall hdparm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove hdparm.x86_64

hdparm.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/sbin/hdparm
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43/Changelog
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43/LICENSE.TXT
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43/README.acoustic
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43/TODO
/usr/share/doc/hdparm-9.43/hdparm.lsm
/usr/share/man/man8/hdparm.8.gz

References

hdparm.x86_64 website

Summary

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