How To Install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-pcre in Fedora 36. postfix-pcre is Postfix PCRE map support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36.

What is `postfix-pcre`

This provides support for PCRE maps in Postfix. If you plan to use PCRE maps with Postfix, you need this.

We can use yum or dnf to install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postfix-pcre.

Install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install postfix-pcre using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postfix-pcre

Install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install postfix-pcre using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postfix-pcre

How To Uninstall postfix-pcre on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the postfix-pcre package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove postfix-pcre

postfix-pcre Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf.d/pcre
/etc/postfix/postfix-files.d/pcre
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/46
/usr/lib/.build-id/46/f8c6d5e83e811c96690a2c3698536d1cbe5bde
/usr/lib64/postfix/postfix-pcre.so
/usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES/PCRE_README
/usr/share/man/man5/pcre_table.5.gz

References

postfix-pcre website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-pcre on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).