How To Install rsyslog-pgsql on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql on Rocky Linux 8. rsyslog-pgsql is PostgresSQL support for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rsyslog-pgsql

The rsyslog-pgsql package contains a dynamic shared object that will add PostgreSQL database support to rsyslog.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-pgsql

Install rsyslog-pgsql 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 rsyslog-pgsql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rsyslog-pgsql

How To Uninstall rsyslog-pgsql on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rsyslog-pgsql

rsyslog-pgsql Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/1a95e29d4284e2588a0ca8dcd8623e0ee55e46
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/ompgsql.so
/usr/share/doc/rsyslog/pgsql-createDB.sql
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/898833e65dc6293268f4027cd400768666b29a
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/ompgsql.so
/usr/share/doc/rsyslog/pgsql-createDB.sql

References

Summary

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