How To Install libsigc++20.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++20.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. libsigc++20.i686 is Typesafe signal framework for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++20.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `libsigc++20.i686`

This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. Originally part of the Gtk– widget set, libsigc++20 is now a separate library to provide for more general use. It is the most complete library of its kind with the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object. It contains adaptor classes for connection of dissimilar callbacks and has an ease of use unmatched by other C++ callback libraries. Package GTK– (gtkmm), which is a C++ binding to the GTK+ library, starting with version 1.1.2, uses libsigc++20.

We can use yum to install libsigc++20.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsigc++20.i686.

Install libsigc++20.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 libsigc++20.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsigc++20.i686

How To Uninstall libsigc++20.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the libsigc++20.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove libsigc++20.i686

libsigc++20.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libsigc++20-2.10.0
/usr/share/doc/libsigc++20-2.10.0/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libsigc++20-2.10.0/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libsigc++20-2.10.0/README
/usr/share/licenses/libsigc++20-2.10.0
/usr/share/licenses/libsigc++20-2.10.0/COPYING

References

libsigc++20.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++20.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.