How To Install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8. libdb-sql is Development files for using the Berkeley DB with sql

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libdb-sql`

The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the libraries for building programs which use the Berkeley DB in SQL.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdb-sql.

Install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libdb-sql

Install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libdb-sql

How To Uninstall libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libdb-sql

libdb-sql Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/1543dcbc98c859bf242bc16d1ee7174dcaedea
/usr/lib/libdb_sql-5.3.so
/usr/lib/libdb_sql-5.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/85e69c511e0950b1c1c8cc96a2e399927be348
/usr/lib64/libdb_sql-5.3.so
/usr/lib64/libdb_sql-5.so

References

libdb-sql website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-sql on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.