How To Install pg_top on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pg_top on CentOS 7.
What is pg_top
pg_top is ’top’ for PostgreSQL processes. See running queries, query plans, issued locks, and table and index statistics.
We can use yum or dnf to install pg_top on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pg_top.
Install pg_top on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pg_top using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pg_top
Install pg_top on CentOS 7 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 pg_top using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pg_top
How To Uninstall pg_top on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pg_top package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pg_top
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pg_top on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.