How To Install postfix-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is `postfix-sqlite`

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

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

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

sudo dnf -y install postfix-sqlite

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

sudo yum -y install postfix-sqlite

How To Uninstall postfix-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove postfix-sqlite

postfix-sqlite Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf.d/sqlite
/etc/postfix/postfix-files.d/sqlite
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/d7f61b4afabc2eeccdb355ee238bd70580d4ca
/usr/lib64/postfix/postfix-sqlite.so
/usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES/SQLITE_README
/usr/share/man/man5/sqlite_table.5.gz

References

postfix-sqlite website

Summary

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