How To Install pspg on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pspg on Rocky Linux 8. pspg is A unix pager optimized for psql

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pspg on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pspg`

pspg is a unix pager optimized for psql. It can freeze rows, freeze columns, and lot of color themes are included.

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

Install pspg 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 pspg using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pspg

Install pspg 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 pspg using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pspg

How To Uninstall pspg on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pspg package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pspg

pspg Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/pspg
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/a075946b63719686487cd7100ffc6844c26c93
/usr/share/doc/pspg
/usr/share/doc/pspg/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pspg
/usr/share/licenses/pspg/LICENSE

References

pspg website

Summary

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