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DZone > Database Zone > How to Install PostgreSQL Server With Yum on Linux

How to Install PostgreSQL Server With Yum on Linux

This brief tutorial will get your PostgreSQL Server up and running on Linux distros by using Yum.

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Jul. 13, 16 · Database Zone · Tutorial
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If you have a Red Hat/CentOS/OracleLinux distro of Linux, then Yum should be available as your package manager. Here are the notes I have to get PostgreSQL server up running.

bash> yum info postgresql-server
bash> # Verify that's the version you want to install

bash> # Ready to install
bash> sudo su -
bash> yum -y install postgresql-server
bash> service postgresql initdb

bash> # Startup the server manually
bash> service postgresql start

bash> # Make server startup at system reboot
bash> chkconfig postgresql on

bash> # Verify postgres DB is working
bash> su - postgres -c psql
postgres=# \du
postgres=# \q

bash> # We are done, exit root user shell
bash> exit


If you can't find the service or chkconfig commands, then check to ensure you have /sbin in your $PATH.

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