How To Install python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8. python38-psycopg2 is A PostgreSQL database adapter for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python38-psycopg2`

Psycopg is the most popular PostgreSQL adapter for the Python programming language. At its core it fully implements the Python DB API 2.0 specifications. Several extensions allow access to many of the features offered by PostgreSQL.

We can use yum or dnf to install python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python38-psycopg2.

Install python38-psycopg2 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 python38-psycopg2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python38-psycopg2

Install python38-psycopg2 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 python38-psycopg2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python38-psycopg2

How To Uninstall python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python38-psycopg2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python38-psycopg2

python38-psycopg2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/e120153770aafe6fdc858575277e3d55483169
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2-2.8.4-py3.8.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2-2.8.4-py3.8.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2-2.8.4-py3.8.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2-2.8.4-py3.8.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2-2.8.4-py3.8.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_ipaddress.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_ipaddress.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_json.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_json.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_lru_cache.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_lru_cache.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_range.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/_range.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/compat.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/compat.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/errorcodes.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/errorcodes.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/errors.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/errors.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/extensions.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/extensions.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/extras.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/extras.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/pool.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/pool.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/sql.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/sql.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/tz.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/__pycache__/tz.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/_ipaddress.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/_json.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/_lru_cache.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/_psycopg.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/_range.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/compat.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/errorcodes.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/errors.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/extensions.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/extras.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/pool.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/sql.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/psycopg2/tz.py
/usr/share/doc/python38-psycopg2
/usr/share/doc/python38-psycopg2/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/python38-psycopg2/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/python38-psycopg2/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python38-psycopg2
/usr/share/licenses/python38-psycopg2/LICENSE

References

python38-psycopg2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-psycopg2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.