How To Install libpgtypes on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes on CentOS 8.
What is libpgtypes
The pgtypes library maps PostgreSQL database types to C equivalents that can be used in C programs. It also offers functions to do basic calculations with those types within C, i.e., without the help of the PostgreSQL server. The pgtypes library maps PostgreSQL database types to C equivalents that can be used in C programs. It also offers functions to do basic calculations with those types within C, i.e., without the help of the PostgreSQL server.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpgtypes on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpgtypes.
Install libpgtypes on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libpgtypes using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpgtypes
Install libpgtypes on CentOS 8 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 libpgtypes using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpgtypes
How To Uninstall libpgtypes on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libpgtypes package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpgtypes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgtypes on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.