Information about the package, postgresql-contrib, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The postgresql-contrib package is designed for, Contributed modules distributed with PostgreSQL.
Package Name:
postgresql-contrib
Summary:
Contributed modules distributed with PostgreSQL
Description:
The postgresql-contrib package contains contributed packages that are included in the PostgreSQL distribution.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
8.4.20
Release:
8.el6_9
Size:
355 k
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
PostgreSQL
Control the postgresql-contrib package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install postgresql-contrib
This command will install postgresql-contrib on the server.
yum remove postgresql-contrib
This command will un-install postgresql-contrib on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove postgresql-contrib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove postgresql-contrib
This command will un-install postgresql-contrib on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove postgresql-contrib when using the -y flag.
yum update postgresql-contrib
This command will update postgresql-contrib to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove postgresql-contrib, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update postgresql-contrib
This command will update postgresql-contrib to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove postgresql-contrib when using the -y flag.
yum info postgresql-contrib
This command will show you core information about the postgresql-contrib package.
yum deplist postgresql-contrib
This command will show you the dependencies for postgresql-contrib. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update postgresql-contrib
This command will check if there is an update waiting on postgresql-contrib. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.