How To Install postgresql-libs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-libs on CentOS 7.
What is postgresql-libs
The postgresql-libs package provides the essential shared libraries for any PostgreSQL client program or interface. You will need to install this package to use any other PostgreSQL package or any clients that need to connect to a PostgreSQL server. The postgresql-libs package provides the essential shared libraries for any PostgreSQL client program or interface. You will need to install this package to use any other PostgreSQL package or any clients that need to connect to a PostgreSQL server.
We can use yum or dnf to install postgresql-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postgresql-libs.
Install postgresql-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install postgresql-libs
Install postgresql-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install postgresql-libs
How To Uninstall postgresql-libs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the postgresql-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove postgresql-libs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
