How To Install libpgtypes on Fedora 34

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes on Fedora 34.

What is `libpgtypes`

The pgtypes library maps PostgreSQL database types to C equivalents that can be used in C programs. It also offers functions to do basic calculations with those types within C, i.e., without the help of the PostgreSQL server. libpgtypes 13.1 5.fc34 x86_64 45 k libecpg-13.1-5.fc34.src.rpm fedora Map PostgreSQL database types to C equivalents http PostgreSQL The pgtypes library maps PostgreSQL database types to C equivalents that can be used in C programs. It also offers functions to do basic calculations with those types within C, i.e., without the help of the PostgreSQL server.

We can use yum or dnf to install libpgtypes on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpgtypes.

Install libpgtypes on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libpgtypes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpgtypes

Install libpgtypes on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libpgtypes using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpgtypes

How To Uninstall libpgtypes on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libpgtypes

libpgtypes Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3/45a551c3087b57d01f8d62f5eefad1fe3a0dc3
/usr/lib/libpgtypes.so.3
/usr/lib/libpgtypes.so.3.13
/usr/share/licenses/libpgtypes
/usr/share/licenses/libpgtypes/COPYRIGHT
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/e614f55d74105ca61849c60fd0c116e806a46f
/usr/lib64/libpgtypes.so.3
/usr/lib64/libpgtypes.so.3.13
/usr/share/licenses/libpgtypes
/usr/share/licenses/libpgtypes/COPYRIGHT

References

[libpgtypes website](http://www.postgresql.org/ http://www.postgresql.org/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.