How To Install libpq-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libpq-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libpq-devel

libpq-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/pg_config
/usr/include/libpq
/usr/include/libpq-events.h
/usr/include/libpq-fe.h
/usr/include/libpq/libpq-fs.h
/usr/include/pg_config-i386.h
/usr/include/pg_config.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext-i386.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext.h
/usr/include/pg_config_manual.h
/usr/include/pg_config_os.h
/usr/include/pgsql
/usr/include/pgsql/internal
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/c.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq-int.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq/pqcomm.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/port.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/postgres_fe.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/pqexpbuffer.h
/usr/include/postgres_ext.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/6d8d0520939c8c943dc630642c1bd7b85856be
/usr/lib/libpq.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpq.pc
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/bin/pg_config
/usr/include/libpq
/usr/include/libpq-events.h
/usr/include/libpq-fe.h
/usr/include/libpq/libpq-fs.h
/usr/include/pg_config-i386.h
/usr/include/pg_config.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext-i386.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext.h
/usr/include/pg_config_manual.h
/usr/include/pg_config_os.h
/usr/include/pgsql
/usr/include/pgsql/internal
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/c.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq-int.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq/pqcomm.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/port.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/postgres_fe.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/pqexpbuffer.h
/usr/include/postgres_ext.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/53d6921a4ab574c06013ef112c282ad7fde2e8
/usr/lib/libpq.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpq.pc
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/bin/pg_config
/usr/include/libpq
/usr/include/libpq-events.h
/usr/include/libpq-fe.h
/usr/include/libpq/libpq-fs.h
/usr/include/pg_config-x86_64.h
/usr/include/pg_config.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext-x86_64.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext.h
/usr/include/pg_config_manual.h
/usr/include/pg_config_os.h
/usr/include/pgsql
/usr/include/pgsql/internal
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/c.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq-int.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq/pqcomm.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/port.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/postgres_fe.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/pqexpbuffer.h
/usr/include/postgres_ext.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/22
/usr/lib/.build-id/22/c4e308b01f6c9ffb1a5dbbe5cf44280fd9ac8a
/usr/lib64/libpq.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libpq.pc
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/bin/pg_config
/usr/include/libpq
/usr/include/libpq-events.h
/usr/include/libpq-fe.h
/usr/include/libpq/libpq-fs.h
/usr/include/pg_config-x86_64.h
/usr/include/pg_config.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext-x86_64.h
/usr/include/pg_config_ext.h
/usr/include/pg_config_manual.h
/usr/include/pg_config_os.h
/usr/include/pgsql
/usr/include/pgsql/internal
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/c.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq-int.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/libpq/pqcomm.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/port.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/postgres_fe.h
/usr/include/pgsql/internal/pqexpbuffer.h
/usr/include/postgres_ext.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c/48edc3ef4b0f0dedea8533d4a6a9669153c915
/usr/lib64/libpq.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libpq.pc
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pg_config-13.mo

References

libpq-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpq-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.