PostGIS Install Guide

The following is a guideline to install PostGIS onto most UNIX-like systems from either prebuilt packages (where maintained) or source.

PostGIS 2.0

• Debian 6.0 (squeeze) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source
• Debian 7.0 (wheezy) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source
• Fedora 16 (Verne)
  • using PGDG YUM/RPM packages
• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source
• Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source
  • from packages, using ppa:sharpie
• Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • hacky hybrid approach

• Windows both 32-bit and 64-bit (same step for all versions of PostgreSQL)
  • Compiling in Windows

PostGIS 1.5

• RHEL / Fedora / CentOS:
  • ​Compiling PostGIS from source for CentOS/Fedora/RedHat EL After Yum Install of PostgreSQL
  • ​Installing PostGIS 1.5 on PostgreSQL 9.0 via Yum repository
  • UsersWikiPostgisRpmInstallation
  • PostGIS RPM Installation (older)
• Debian 6.0 (squeeze) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • using prebuilt packages
  • from source
• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source
• Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • using prebuilt packages
  • from source

PostGIS 1.4

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • using prebuilt packages

Older guides

• PostGIS RPM Installation for PostGIS 1.0
• UsersWikiPostgisOnUbuntu

See also

• UsersWikiWinCompile - Microsoft Windows