How To Install libpq-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on CentOS 8. libpq-devel is Development files for building PostgreSQL client tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on CentOS 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. 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 CentOS 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 CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libpq-devel

Install libpq-devel 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 libpq-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpq-devel

How To Uninstall libpq-devel on CentOS 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 CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.