How To Install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8. libdbi-dbd-mysql is MySQL plugin for libdbi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libdbi-dbd-mysql`

This plugin provides connectivity to MySQL/MariaDB database servers through the libdbi database independent abstraction layer. Switching a program’s plugin does not require recompilation or rewriting source code.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdbi-dbd-mysql.

Install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libdbi-dbd-mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdbi-dbd-mysql

Install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libdbi-dbd-mysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdbi-dbd-mysql

How To Uninstall libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libdbi-dbd-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libdbi-dbd-mysql

libdbi-dbd-mysql Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/9f5e13b7f4d1c264a02feb1e2fd20b30b794b9
/usr/lib64/dbd/libdbdmysql.so

References

libdbi-dbd-mysql website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-mysql on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.