How To Install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is postgresql-server-devel
The postgresql-server-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to compile C or C++ applications which will directly interact with a PostgreSQL database management server. It also contains the ecpg Embedded C Postgres preprocessor. You need to install this package if you want to develop applications which will interact with a PostgreSQL server.
We can use yum or dnf to install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install postgresql-server-devel.
Install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install postgresql-server-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install postgresql-server-devel
Install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install postgresql-server-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install postgresql-server-devel
How To Uninstall postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the postgresql-server-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove postgresql-server-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-server-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
