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= PostGIS Install Guide =
The following is a guideline to install PostGIS onto various operating systems from either prebuilt packages (where maintained) or source.

See the [wiki:UsersWikiPostgreSQLPostGIS PostGIS/PostgreSQL and other dependency matrix] that defines recommended versions of core dependencies for each version of PostGIS.

== PostGIS 2.4 ==
 * Debian 9 ("stretch") -  uses PostgreSQL 10
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS24Debian9src from source]



== PostGIS 2.3 ==
* BigSQL  (Linux 64-bit, Mac 64-bit, Windows 64-bit)
  [https://www.openscg.com/2017/02/postgis-how-to-create-a-spatial-database-with-pgc-command-line PostGIS 2.3 and ogrfdw]

* Ubuntu - PostgreSQL 9.6 and PostGIS 2.3
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS23UbuntuPGSQL96Apt from PostgreSQL Apt Repository]



== PostGIS 2.2 ==
  
* Ubuntu - uses PostgreSQL 9.5
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS22UbuntuPGSQL95Apt from PostgreSQL Apt Repository]

== PostGIS 2.1 ==
 * CentOS 6
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21CentOS6pgdg from PGDG YUM/RPM packages]

 * Debian 7 (''wheezy'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Debian7src from source]

 * Fedora 19 (''Schrödinger's Cat'')
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Fedora19pgdg using PGDG YUM/RPM packages]

 * Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10,13.04, 13.10 - uses PostgreSQL 9.3
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21UbuntuPGSQL93Apt from PostgreSQL Apt Repository]

 * Ubuntu 12.04 (''precise'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Ubuntu1204src from source]

 * Ubuntu 13.04 (''raring'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Ubuntu1304src from source]

 * Ubuntu 13.10 (''saucy'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Ubuntu1310src from source]

 * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (''trusty'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.3
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Ubuntu1404pkg from packages]
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS21Ubuntu1404src from source]


For other systems, just follow the 2.0 guides (from source versions). Keep in mind a few dependencies for PostGIS 2.1:
 * PostgreSQL 9.0, but 9.1 or later recommended
 * GEOS 3.3, but 3.4.0 or later recommended
 * GDAL 1.8, but 1.9 or later recommended

== PostGIS 2.0 ==
 * CentOS 6
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20CentOS6pgdg from PGDG YUM/RPM packages]

 * Debian 6.0 (''squeeze'') - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Debian60src from source]
 
 * Debian 7.0 (''wheezy'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Debian70src from source]

 * Fedora 16 (''Verne'')
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Fedora16pgdg using PGDG YUM/RPM packages]
 
 * FreeBSD 9.1/PCBSD 9.1 - with PostgreSQL 9.2
  * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS2_FreeBSD_install from source]

 * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (''lucid'') - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1004src from source]

 * Ubuntu 11.10 (''oneiric'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1110src from source]
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1110pkgSharpie from packages, using ppa:sharpie]

 * Ubuntu 12.04 (''precise'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204src from source]
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204 hacky hybrid approach]

 * Ubuntu 12.10 (''quantal'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1210src from source]
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1210 from packages, using ppa:ubuntugis]

 * Ubuntu 13.04 (''raring'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1304src from source]
    * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1304 from packages, using ppa:ubuntugis]

 * Windows both 32-bit and 64-bit (same step for all versions of PostgreSQL)
   * [wiki:DevWikiWinMingWSys_20 Compiling in Windows all PostgreSQL (x32bit MinGW32) ]
   * [wiki:DevWikiWinMingW64 Compiling PostGIS 2.0 under Windows using MinGW-w64/Msys (PostgreSQLx64bit and 9.2+ x32bit)]

== PostGIS 1.5 ==
 * RHEL / Fedora / CentOS:
   * [http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/index.php?/archives/147-Compiling-PostGIS-1.5-and-installing-after-Yum-PostgreSQL-Install.html Compiling PostGIS from source for CentOS/Fedora/RedHat EL After Yum Install of PostgreSQL]
   * [http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/archives/204-postgis15-install-yum.html Installing PostGIS 1.5 on PostgreSQL 9.0 via Yum repository]
   * UsersWikiPostgisRpmInstallation
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostgisRpmInstallation PostGIS RPM Installation] (older)

 * Debian 6.0 (''squeeze'') - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS15Debian60pkg from packages]
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS15Debian60src from source]

 * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (''lucid'') - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS15Ubuntu1004src from source]

 * Ubuntu 11.10 (''oneiric'') - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS15Ubuntu1110pkg from packages]
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS15Ubuntu1110src from source]

== PostGIS 1.4 ==
 * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (''lucid'') - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
   * [wiki:UsersWikiPostGIS14Ubuntu1004pkg from packages]

== Older guides ==
 * [wiki:UsersWikiPostgisRpmInstallation PostGIS RPM Installation] for PostGIS 1.0
 * UsersWikiPostgisOnUbuntu

== See also ==
 * UsersWikiWinCompile - Microsoft Windows