How To Install root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7. root-sql-pgsql is PostgreSQL client plugin for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7.

What is root-sql-pgsql

This package contains the PostGreSQL plugin for ROOT. This plugin provides a thin client (interface) to PostGreSQL servers. Using this client, one can obtain information from a PostGreSQL database into the ROOT environment.

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

Install root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install root-sql-pgsql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-sql-pgsql

Install root-sql-pgsql 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 root-sql-pgsql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-sql-pgsql

How To Uninstall root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the root-sql-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-sql-pgsql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-pgsql on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.