Installing PostgreSQL on Linux using Binaries

PostgreSQL Installation Prerequisites

• When you install PostgreSQL, you can start with prebuilt binaries or you can compile PostgreSQL from source code.
• GNU make is required
• You need an ISO/ANSI C compiler
• tar is required to unpack the source distribution
• The GNU Readline library
• The zlib compression library

You can download Postgres Binary Sources from here
for Standard Server click here (bineries)

Installation using Binaries :

1. Go to setup file folder
2. Unpack tar file using "tar -zxvf .tar.gz"
3. Move to unpacked folder
4. Install .bin file using "./.bin
5. Give Username (add if not available)
   
6. Set Port Number
7. Give password for User
8. Install
   

Uninstalling :

1. Go to Location : /opt/PostgresPlus/8.3/Uninstall
2. execute : ./Uninstall_Postgres_Plus
3. Go to Applications - Add/Remove Software
4. Search for Postgres Packages
5. Uncheck them and Save Settings