How To Install kbd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install kbd.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. kbd.x86_64 is Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals,

Introduction

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

What is `kbd.x86_64`

The kbd package contains tools for managing a Linux system’s console’s behavior, including the keyboard, the screen fonts, the virtual terminals and font files.

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

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

sudo yum -y install kbd.x86_64

How To Uninstall kbd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove kbd.x86_64

kbd.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/bin/dumpkeys
/bin/kbd_mode
/bin/loadkeys
/bin/setfont
/bin/unicode_start
/bin/unicode_stop
/etc/pam.d/vlock
/usr/bin/chvt
/usr/bin/deallocvt
/usr/bin/fgconsole
/usr/bin/getkeycodes
/usr/bin/kbdinfo
/usr/bin/kbdrate
/usr/bin/loadunimap
/usr/bin/mapscrn
/usr/bin/open
/usr/bin/openvt
/usr/bin/psfaddtable
/usr/bin/psfgettable
/usr/bin/psfstriptable
/usr/bin/psfxtable
/usr/bin/resizecons
/usr/bin/setkeycodes
/usr/bin/setleds
/usr/bin/setmetamode
/usr/bin/setvtrgb
/usr/bin/showconsolefont
/usr/bin/showkey
/usr/bin/vlock
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/ANSI-dvorak.gif
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/README
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/dvorak-l.xmodmap
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/dvorak-r.xmodmap
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/dvorak.diffs
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/dvorak.txt
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/dvorak.xmodmap
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats-1.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats-2.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats-3.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats-4.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats-5.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/font-formats.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-1.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-10.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-11.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-12.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-13.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-14.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-15.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-16.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-17.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-18.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-19.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-2.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-20.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-21.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-22.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-23.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-3.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-4.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-5.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-6.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-7.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-8.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ-9.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/kbd.FAQ.html
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/utfdemo
/usr/share/doc/kbd-1.15.5/utflist
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/kbd.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/chvt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/deallocvt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/dumpkeys.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgconsole.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/kbd_mode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/kbdinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/loadkeys.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/open.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openvt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/psfaddtable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/psfgettable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/psfstriptable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/psfxtable.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/setleds.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/setmetamode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/showkey.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/unicode_start.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/unicode_stop.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/vlock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/keymaps.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/getkeycodes.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/kbdrate.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/loadunimap.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mapscrn.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/resizecons.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/setfont.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/setkeycodes.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/setvtrgb.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/showconsolefont.8.gz

References

kbd.x86_64 website

Summary

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