How To Install xvattr.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvattr.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. xvattr.x86_64 is Utility for getting and setting Xv attributes

Introduction

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

What is `xvattr.x86_64`

This program is used for getting and setting Xv attributes such as XV_BRIGHTNESS, XV_CONTRAST, XV_SATURATION, XV_HUE, XV_COLORKEY, …

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

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

sudo yum -y install xvattr.x86_64

How To Uninstall xvattr.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove xvattr.x86_64

xvattr.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/xvattr
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xvattr-1.3/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xvattr.1.gz

References

xvattr.x86_64 website

Summary

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