How To Install postgresql-plperl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-plperl on CentOS 7. postgresql-plperl is The Perl procedural language for PostgreSQL

Introduction

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

What is postgresql-plperl

The postgresql-plperl package contains the PL/Perl procedural language, which is an extension to the PostgreSQL database server. Install this if you want to write database functions in Perl.

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

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

sudo yum -y install postgresql-plperl

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

sudo dnf -y install postgresql-plperl

How To Uninstall postgresql-plperl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove postgresql-plperl

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Summary

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