How To Install patch.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install patch.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. patch.x86_64 is Utility for modifying/upgrading files

Introduction

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

What is `patch.x86_64`

The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file). Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading applications.

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

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

sudo yum -y install patch.x86_64

How To Uninstall patch.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove patch.x86_64

patch.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/patch
/usr/share/doc/patch-2.7.1
/usr/share/doc/patch-2.7.1/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/patch-2.7.1/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/patch-2.7.1/README
/usr/share/man/man1/patch.1.gz

References

patch.x86_64 website

Summary

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