How To Install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8. python3-pg8000 is Pure Python3 PostgreSQL Driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-pg8000

pg8000 is a pure Python3 PostgreSQL driver that complies with DB-API 2.0. The driver communicates with the database using the PostgreSQL Backend / Frontend Protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pg8000.

Install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pg8000 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pg8000

Install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pg8000 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-pg8000

How To Uninstall python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-pg8000 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-pg8000

python3-pg8000 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000-1.16.6-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/_version.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/_version.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/converters.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/converters.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/core.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/core.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/exceptions.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/__pycache__/exceptions.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/_version.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/converters.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/core.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pg8000/exceptions.py
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pg8000
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pg8000/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pg8000 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.