How To Install xcb-util.i686 on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.
What is xcb-util.i686
The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib.
We can use yum to install xcb-util.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcb-util.i686.
Install xcb-util.i686 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 xcb-util.i686 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xcb-util.i686
How To Uninstall xcb-util.i686 on Amazon Linux 2
To uninstall only the xcb-util.i686 package we can use the following command:
sudo yum remove xcb-util.i686
xcb-util.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2
/usr/lib/libxcb-util.so.1
/usr/lib/libxcb-util.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util-0.4.0
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util-0.4.0/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xcb-util-0.4.0/README
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcb-util.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.