= How to install PostGIS 1.5 on Ubuntu 11.10 (''oneiric'') from source = == Prerequisites == Several components are needed, which can either be built from source or installed from pre-built packages, as shown below. Install prerequisite packages using: {{{ sudo apt-get install build-essential postgresql-9.1 postgresql-server-dev-9.1 libxml2-dev libgeos-dev proj }}} Optional packages for testing PostGIS: {{{ sudo apt-get install libcunit1-dev }}} Optional packages for building documentation: {{{ sudo apt-get install xsltproc docbook-xsl imagemagick }}} (for building PDF documentation, add `dblatex`, but expect a large download) == Build == Download, configure, build and install: {{{ wget http://postgis.refractions.net/download/postgis-1.5.4.tar.gz tar xfvz postgis-1.5.4.tar.gz cd postgis-1.5.4 ./configure make sudo make install }}} === Documentation/comments === From the `postgis-1.5.4` directory: {{{ cd doc make sudo make install sudo make comments-install }}} == Template == 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 psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/9.1/contrib/postgis-1.5/postgis.sql sudo -u postgres psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/9.1/contrib/postgis-1.5/spatial_ref_sys.sql sudo -u postgres psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql/9.1/contrib/postgis-1.5/postgis_comments.sql }}} == See also == * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostgreSQL