How To Install postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7.
What is postgresql-contrib
The postgresql-contrib package contains various extension modules that are included in the PostgreSQL distribution.
We can use yum or dnf to install postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postgresql-contrib.
Install postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install postgresql-contrib using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install postgresql-contrib
Install postgresql-contrib 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 postgresql-contrib using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install postgresql-contrib
How To Uninstall postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the postgresql-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove postgresql-contrib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-contrib on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
