How To Install python3-psycopg2 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-psycopg2
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python3-psycopg2
Psycopg is the most popular PostgreSQL adapter for the Python programming language. At its core it fully implements the Python DB API 2.0 specifications. Several extensions allow access to many of the features offered by PostgreSQL.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install python3-psycopg2
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-psycopg2.
Install python3-psycopg2 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 python3-psycopg2
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-psycopg2
Install python3-psycopg2 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 python3-psycopg2
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-psycopg2
How To Uninstall python3-psycopg2 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python3-psycopg2
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-psycopg2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-psycopg2
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.