How To Install libgnome.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. libgnome.i686 is GNOME base library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `libgnome.i686`

GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The libgnome package includes non-GUI-related libraries that are needed to run GNOME. The libgnomeui package contains X11-dependent GNOME library features.

We can use yum to install libgnome.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libgnome.i686.

Install libgnome.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 libgnome.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgnome.i686

How To Uninstall libgnome.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the libgnome.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove libgnome.i686

libgnome.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_accessibility_keyboard.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_accessibility_startup.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_at_mobility.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_at_visual.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_browser.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_office.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_terminal.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_applications_window_manager.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_background.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_file_views.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_interface.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_lockdown.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_peripherals_keyboard.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_peripherals_monitor.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_peripherals_mouse.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_sound.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_thumbnail_cache.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_thumbnailers.schemas
/etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_typing_break.schemas
/etc/sound
/etc/sound/events
/etc/sound/events/gnome-2.soundlist
/etc/sound/events/gtk-events-2.soundlist
/usr/bin/gnome-open
/usr/lib/bonobo/monikers/libmoniker_extra_2.so
/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_Moniker_std.server
/usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0
/usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0.3200.1
/usr/share/doc/libgnome-2.32.1
/usr/share/doc/libgnome-2.32.1/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libgnome-2.32.1/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/doc/libgnome-2.32.1/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libgnome-2.32.1/README
/usr/share/locale/am/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/az/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/crh/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/cy/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@shaw/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ku/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/mai/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/mg/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/mn/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ne/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ije/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/tt/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/xh/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/yi/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/libgnome-2.0.mo
/usr/share/man/man7/gnome-options.7.gz

References

libgnome.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.