How To Install regexp.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install regexp.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. regexp.noarch is Simple regular expressions API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install regexp.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is regexp.noarch

Regexp is a 100% Pure Java Regular Expression package that was graciously donated to the Apache Software Foundation by Jonathan Locke. He originally wrote this software back in 1996 and it has stood up quite well to the test of time. It includes complete Javadoc documentation as well as a simple Applet for visual debugging and testing suite for compatibility.

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

Install regexp.noarch 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 regexp.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install regexp.noarch

How To Uninstall regexp.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the regexp.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove regexp.noarch

regexp.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/share/doc/regexp-1.5
/usr/share/doc/regexp-1.5/LICENSE
/usr/share/java/regexp.jar
/usr/share/maven-fragments/regexp
/usr/share/maven-poms/JPP-regexp.pom

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install regexp.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.