How To Install postfix-perl-scripts on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-perl-scripts on Rocky Linux 8.
What is postfix-perl-scripts
This package contains perl scripts pflogsumm and qshape. Pflogsumm is a log analyzer/summarizer for the Postfix MTA. It is designed to provide an over-view of Postfix activity. Pflogsumm generates summaries and, in some cases, detailed reports of mail server traffic volumes, rejected and bounced email, and server warnings, errors and panics. qshape prints Postfix queue domain and age distribution.
We can use yum or dnf to install postfix-perl-scripts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postfix-perl-scripts.
Install postfix-perl-scripts 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-perl-scripts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install postfix-perl-scripts
Install postfix-perl-scripts 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-perl-scripts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install postfix-perl-scripts
How To Uninstall postfix-perl-scripts on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the postfix-perl-scripts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove postfix-perl-scripts
postfix-perl-scripts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/sbin/pflogsumm
/usr/sbin/qshape
/usr/share/doc/postfix/pflogsumm-faq.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/pflogsumm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/qshape.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-perl-scripts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
