How To Install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sql-postgresql in Fedora 36. lua-sql-postgresql is PostgreSQL database connectivity for the Lua programming language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36.

What is `lua-sql-postgresql`

LuaSQL is a simple interface from Lua to a DBMS. This package provides access to PostgreSQL databases.

We can use yum or dnf to install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lua-sql-postgresql.

Install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lua-sql-postgresql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-sql-postgresql

Install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lua-sql-postgresql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lua-sql-postgresql

How To Uninstall lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove lua-sql-postgresql

lua-sql-postgresql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/0e83bd4750fb48fb9b776ce15697d24ec1fbed
/usr/lib64/lua/5.4/luasql
/usr/lib64/lua/5.4/luasql/postgres.so

References

lua-sql-postgresql website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sql-postgresql on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).