How To Install postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7. postgresql-odbc is PostgreSQL ODBC driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7.

What is postgresql-odbc

This package includes the driver needed for applications to access a PostgreSQL system via ODBC (Open Database Connectivity).

We can use yum or dnf to install postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postgresql-odbc.

Install postgresql-odbc 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-odbc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postgresql-odbc

Install postgresql-odbc 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-odbc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postgresql-odbc

How To Uninstall postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the postgresql-odbc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove postgresql-odbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-odbc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.