How To Install units.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install units.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. units.x86_64 is A utility for converting amounts from one unit to another

Introduction

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

What is `units.x86_64`

Units converts an amount from one unit to another, or tells you what mathematical operation you need to perform to convert from one unit to another. The units program can handle multiplicative scale changes as well as conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius.

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

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

sudo yum -y install units.x86_64

How To Uninstall units.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove units.x86_64

units.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/units
/usr/bin/units_cur
/usr/share/doc/units-2.01
/usr/share/doc/units-2.01/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/units-2.01/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/units-2.01/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/units-2.01/README
/usr/share/info/units.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/units.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/units_cur.1.gz
/usr/share/units
/usr/share/units/currency.units
/usr/share/units/definitions.units
/usr/share/units/locale.map

References

units.x86_64 website

Summary

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