How To Install hesiod-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.
What is hesiod-devel.x86_64
Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information which might otherwise kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files over a network, eliminating the need to ensure the files are synchronized among multiple hosts. This package contains the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod.
We can use yum to install hesiod-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hesiod-devel.x86_64.
Install hesiod-devel.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 hesiod-devel.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hesiod-devel.x86_64
How To Uninstall hesiod-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
To uninstall only the hesiod-devel.x86_64 package we can use the following command:
sudo yum remove hesiod-devel.x86_64
hesiod-devel.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2
/usr/include/hesiod.h
/usr/lib64/libhesiod.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/hesiod.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_end.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_free_list.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_free_passwd.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_free_postoffice.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_free_servent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_free_string.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_getmailhost.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_getpwnam.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_getpwuid.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_getservbyname.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_init.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_parse_result.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_resolve.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/hesiod_to_bind.3.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.