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

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

Introduction

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

What is libdbi-dbd-pgsql

This plugin provides connectivity to PostgreSQL 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-pgsql on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql.

Install libdbi-dbd-pgsql 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-pgsql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdbi-dbd-pgsql

Install libdbi-dbd-pgsql 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-pgsql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdbi-dbd-pgsql

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

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

sudo dnf remove libdbi-dbd-pgsql

libdbi-dbd-pgsql Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/12418a988b7734301a8144782ce815e83cf60c
/usr/lib64/dbd/libdbdpgsql.so

References

Summary

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