How To Install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7. libdbi-dbd-pgsql is PostgreSQL plugin for libdbi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7.

What is libdbi-dbd-pgsql

This plugin provides connectivity to PostgreSQL database servers through the libdbi database independent abstraction layer. Switching a program’s plugin does not require recompilation or rewriting source code.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql.

Install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdbi-dbd-pgsql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdbi-dbd-pgsql

Install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdbi-dbd-pgsql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdbi-dbd-pgsql

How To Uninstall libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libdbi-dbd-pgsql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi-dbd-pgsql on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.