How To Install postfix-pgsql on Fedora 36

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

Introduction

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

What is `postfix-pgsql`

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

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

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

sudo dnf -y install postfix-pgsql

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

sudo yum -y install postfix-pgsql

How To Uninstall postfix-pgsql on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove postfix-pgsql

postfix-pgsql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf.d/pgsql
/etc/postfix/postfix-files.d/pgsql
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a2
/usr/lib/.build-id/a2/1e4281d08c775276d53a6038d66ea120a2ed6a
/usr/lib64/postfix/postfix-pgsql.so
/usr/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES/PGSQL_README
/usr/share/man/man5/pgsql_table.5.gz

References

postfix-pgsql website

Summary

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