How To Install libmatchbox.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. libmatchbox.i686 is Libraries for the Matchbox Desktop

Introduction

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

What is libmatchbox.i686

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libmatchbox.i686

How To Uninstall libmatchbox.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

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

sudo yum remove libmatchbox.i686

libmatchbox.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/libmb.so.1
/usr/lib/libmb.so.1.0.9

References

Summary

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