How To Install OpenEXR.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenEXR.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. OpenEXR.x86_64 is A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format

Introduction

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

What is OpenEXR.x86_64

OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications. This package contains libraries and sample applications for handling the format.

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

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

sudo yum -y install OpenEXR.x86_64

How To Uninstall OpenEXR.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove OpenEXR.x86_64

OpenEXR.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/exr2aces
/usr/bin/exrenvmap
/usr/bin/exrheader
/usr/bin/exrmakepreview
/usr/bin/exrmaketiled
/usr/bin/exrmultiview
/usr/bin/exrstdattr

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Summary

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