Hello,
I need to install postgreSQL client 18 on AIX, but I have nagios-nrpe installed that need postgresql-libs15.
Is there any way to install PostgreSQL18 with postgresql15-libs on the same AIX ?
# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf install postgresql18
Last metadata expiration check: 0:23:28 ago on Thu Sep 3 10:39:58 2026.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
postgresql18 ppc 18.0-1 AIX_Toolbox_72 4.3 M
Installing dependencies:
libxslt ppc 1.1.43-2 AIX_Toolbox 560 k
postgresql18-libs ppc 18.0-1 AIX_Toolbox_72 2.7 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Packages
Total download size: 7.5 M
Installed size: 22 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): libxslt-1.1.43-2.aix7.1.ppc.rpm 21 MB/s | 560 kB 00:00
(2/3): postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.aix7.2.ppc.rpm 45 MB/s | 2.7 MB 00:00
(3/3): postgresql18-18.0-1.aix7.2.ppc.rpm 50 MB/s | 4.3 MB 00:00
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Total 62 MB/s | 7.5 MB 00:00
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction.
You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'.
Error: Transaction test error:
file /opt/freeware/lib/libecpg.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libecpg.so.6 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libecpg_compat.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libecpg_compat.so.3 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgcommon.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgcommon_shlib.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgfeutils.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgport.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgport_shlib.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgtypes.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpgtypes.so.3 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpq.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib/libpq.so.5 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libecpg.so.6 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libecpg_compat.so.3 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgcommon.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgcommon_shlib.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgfeutils.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgport.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgport_shlib.a from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpgtypes.so.3 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
file /opt/freeware/lib64/libpq.so.5 from install of postgresql18-libs-18.0-1.ppc conflicts with file from package postgresql15-libs-15.13-2.ppc
Thank for help
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Damien LEMAGNEN
AIX System Engineer/Architect
NETIXWARE
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