Information about the package, postgresql-devel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The postgresql-devel package is designed for, PostgreSQL development header files and libraries.
Package Name:
postgresql-devel
Summary:
PostgreSQL development header files and libraries
Description:
The postgresql-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to compile C or C++ applications which will directly interact with a PostgreSQL database management server and the ecpg Embedded C Postgres preprocessor. You need to install this package if you want to develop applications which will interact with a PostgreSQL server.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
8.4.20
Release:
8.el6_9
Size:
816 k
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
PostgreSQL
Control the postgresql-devel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install postgresql-devel
This command will install postgresql-devel on the server.
yum remove postgresql-devel
This command will un-install postgresql-devel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove postgresql-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove postgresql-devel
This command will un-install postgresql-devel 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-devel when using the -y flag.
yum update postgresql-devel
This command will update postgresql-devel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove postgresql-devel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update postgresql-devel
This command will update postgresql-devel 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-devel when using the -y flag.
yum info postgresql-devel
This command will show you core information about the postgresql-devel package.
yum deplist postgresql-devel
This command will show you the dependencies for postgresql-devel. 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-devel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on postgresql-devel. 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.