How To Install mtx.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install mtx.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. mtx.x86_64 is SCSI media changer control program

Introduction

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

What is mtx.x86_64

The MTX program controls the robotic mechanism in autoloaders and tape libraries such as the HP SureStore DAT 40x6, Exabyte EZ-17, and Exabyte 220. This program is also reported to work with a variety of other tape libraries and autochangers from ADIC, Tandberg/Overland, Breece Hill, HP, and Seagate. If you have a backup tape device capable of handling more than one tape at a time, you should install MTX.

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

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

sudo yum -y install mtx.x86_64

How To Uninstall mtx.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove mtx.x86_64

mtx.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/sbin/loaderinfo
/usr/sbin/mtx
/usr/sbin/scsieject
/usr/sbin/scsitape
/usr/sbin/tapeinfo
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/COMPATABILITY
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/README
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/TODO
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/MTX.html
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/README
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/TapeChanger-MTX-0.71b.tar.gz
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/config_sgen_solaris.sh
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/mtx-changer
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/mtx.py
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/mtxctl-0.0.2.tar.gz
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/qdback.tar.gz
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/tapechanger.html
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/tapeinfo.py
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/tapeload.pl
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/tapeunload.pl
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/mtx.doc
/usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/mtxl.README.html
/usr/share/man/man1/loaderinfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mtx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/scsieject.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/scsitape.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tapeinfo.1.gz

References

Summary

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