How To Install libmatchbox.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. libmatchbox.x86_64 is Libraries for the Matchbox Desktop

Introduction

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

What is libmatchbox.x86_64

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libmatchbox.x86_64

How To Uninstall libmatchbox.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove libmatchbox.x86_64

libmatchbox.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/libmb.so.1
/usr/lib64/libmb.so.1.0.9

References

Summary

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