How To Install postfix-mysql on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mysql on Rocky Linux 8. postfix-mysql is Postfix MySQL map support

Introduction

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

What is postfix-mysql

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

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

Install postfix-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 postfix-mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postfix-mysql

Install postfix-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 postfix-mysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postfix-mysql

How To Uninstall postfix-mysql on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove postfix-mysql

postfix-mysql Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf.d/mysql
/etc/postfix/postfix-files.d/mysql
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/56ea5021ba6b8cb42b231d438f08c902c97ee5
/usr/lib64/postfix/postfix-mysql.so
/usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES/MYSQL_README
/usr/share/man/man5/mysql_table.5.gz

References

Summary

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