= How to install PostGIS 1.5 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (''lucid'') from packages =

||'''Component'''||'''Version'''||
||PostGIS||1.5||
||PostgreSQL||8.4||
||PROJ||4.7||
||GEOS||3.1||

Install everything using:
{{{
sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.4-postgis
}}}
Accept and install the approx 12 packages.

Complete a post-install by creating a template, which can be re-used for creating multiple spatially-enabled databases. Or if you just want to make one spatially enabled database, you can modify the commands for your needs.
{{{
sudo -u postgres createdb template_postgis
sudo -u postgres createlang plpgsql template_postgis
sudo -u postgres psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib/postgis.sql
sudo -u postgres psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib/spatial_ref_sys.sql
sudo -u postgres psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib/postgis_comments.sql
}}}

== See also ==
 * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostgreSQL