How to Install and Uninstall postgresql.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "postgresql.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install postgresql.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                postgresql.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "postgresql.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall postgresql.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the postgresql.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : postgresql
Version : 10.21
Release : 2.module+el8.6.0+977+ab6e685c
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.5 M
Source : postgresql-10.21-2.module+el8.6.0+977+ab6e685c.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : PostgreSQL client programs
URL : http://www.postgresql.org/
License : PostgreSQL
Description : PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS).
: The base postgresql package contains the client programs that you'll need to
: access a PostgreSQL DBMS server, as well as HTML documentation for the whole
: system. These client programs can be located on the same machine as the
: PostgreSQL server, or on a remote machine that accesses a PostgreSQL server
: over a network connection. The PostgreSQL server can be found in the
: postgresql-server sub-package.