How To Install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8

apr-util-pgsql is APR utility library PostgreSQL DBD driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8.

What is apr-util-pgsql

This package provides the PostgreSQL driver for the apr-util DBD (database abstraction) interface.

We can use yum or dnf to install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install apr-util-pgsql.

Install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install apr-util-pgsql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install apr-util-pgsql

Install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install apr-util-pgsql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install apr-util-pgsql

How To Uninstall apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the apr-util-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove apr-util-pgsql

apr-util-pgsql Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/72e19208c5a8f6c08635d384805fa1f12b520d
/usr/lib64/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_pgsql-1.so
/usr/lib64/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_pgsql.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-util-pgsql on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.