How To Install postgresql-plpython on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-plpython on CentOS 7.
What is postgresql-plpython
The postgresql-plpython package contains the PL/Python procedural language, which is an extension to the PostgreSQL database server. Install this if you want to write database functions in Python 2.
We can use yum or dnf to install postgresql-plpython on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postgresql-plpython.
Install postgresql-plpython 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-plpython using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install postgresql-plpython
Install postgresql-plpython 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-plpython using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install postgresql-plpython
How To Uninstall postgresql-plpython on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the postgresql-plpython package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove postgresql-plpython
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-plpython on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.