How To Install postgresql-static on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-static on Rocky Linux 8. postgresql-static is Statically linked PostgreSQL libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-static on Rocky Linux 8.

What is postgresql-static

Statically linked PostgreSQL libraries that do not have dynamically linked counterparts.

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

Install postgresql-static 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 postgresql-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postgresql-static

Install postgresql-static 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 postgresql-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postgresql-static

How To Uninstall postgresql-static on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the postgresql-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove postgresql-static

postgresql-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib64/libpgcommon.a
/usr/lib64/libpgport.a

References

Summary

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