How To Install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libecpg
An embedded SQL program consists of code written in an ordinary programming language, in this case C, mixed with SQL commands in specially marked sections. To build the program, the source code (.pgc) is first passed through the embedded SQL preprocessor, which converts it to an ordinary C program (.c), and afterwards it can be processed by a C compiler.
We can use yum or dnf to install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libecpg.
Install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libecpg using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libecpg
Install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libecpg using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libecpg
How To Uninstall libecpg on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libecpg package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libecpg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
