How To Install less.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install less.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. less.x86_64 is A text file browser similar to more, but better

Introduction

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

What is `less.x86_64`

The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but has more capabilities. Less allows you to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Since less doesn’t have to read the entire input file before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text editors (for example, vi). You should install less because it is a basic utility for viewing text files, and you’ll use it frequently.

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

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

sudo yum -y install less.x86_64

How To Uninstall less.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove less.x86_64

less.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/profile.d/less.csh
/etc/profile.d/less.sh
/usr/bin/less
/usr/bin/lessecho
/usr/bin/lesskey
/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh
/usr/share/doc/less-458
/usr/share/doc/less-458/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/less.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lessecho.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lesskey.1.gz

References

less.x86_64 website

Summary

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