How To Install postfix-mysql on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mysql in Fedora 36. postfix-mysql is Postfix MySQL map support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mysql on Fedora 36.

What is `postfix-mysql`

This provides support for MySQL maps in Postfix. If you plan to use MySQL maps with Postfix, you need this.

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

Install postfix-mysql 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 postfix-mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postfix-mysql

Install postfix-mysql 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 postfix-mysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postfix-mysql

How To Uninstall postfix-mysql on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the postfix-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove postfix-mysql

postfix-mysql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf.d/mysql
/etc/postfix/postfix-files.d/mysql
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/ff596451aa97a93bd5688d322f34741acb8286
/usr/lib64/postfix/postfix-mysql.so
/usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES/MYSQL_README
/usr/share/man/man5/mysql_table.5.gz

References

postfix-mysql website

Summary

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