How To Install libpq-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libpq-devel
The libpq package provides the essential shared library for any PostgreSQL client program or interface. You will need to install this package to build any package or any clients that need to connect to a PostgreSQL server.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpq-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpq-devel.
Install libpq-devel 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 libpq-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpq-devel
Install libpq-devel 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 libpq-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpq-devel
How To Uninstall libpq-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libpq-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpq-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
