How To Install rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7. rsyslog-libdbi is Libdbi database support for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7.

What is rsyslog-libdbi

This module supports a large number of database systems via libdbi. Libdbi abstracts the database layer and provides drivers for many systems. Drivers are available via the libdbi-drivers project.

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

Install rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install rsyslog-libdbi

Install rsyslog-libdbi 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 rsyslog-libdbi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-libdbi

How To Uninstall rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rsyslog-libdbi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rsyslog-libdbi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-libdbi on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.