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Learning PostgreSQL

You're reading from   Learning PostgreSQL Create, develop and manage relational databases in real world applications using PostgreSQL

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783989188
Length 464 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Relational Databases FREE CHAPTER 2. PostgreSQL in Action 3. PostgreSQL Basic Building Blocks 4. PostgreSQL Advanced Building Blocks 5. SQL Language 6. Advanced Query Writing 7. Server-Side Programming with PL/pgSQL 8. PostgreSQL Security 9. The PostgreSQL System Catalog and System Administration Functions 10. Optimizing Database Performance 11. Beyond Conventional Data types 12. Testing 13. PostgreSQL JDBC 14. PostgreSQL and Hibernate Index

Installing PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL can be installed on almost all modern operating systems. It can be installed on all recent Linux distributions, Windows 2000 SP4 and later, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, AIX, and Solaris. Also, PostgreSQL can work on various CPU architectures including x86, x86_64, IA64, and others. One can check if a platform (operating system and CPU architecture combination) is supported by exploring the PostgreSQL Build farm (http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/).

One can compile and install PostgreSQL from the source code or download its binary and install it.

Tip

In order to automate PostgreSQL installation and to reduce server administrative tasks, it is recommended to use PostgreSQL binaries, which come with the operating system packaging system. This approach normally has one drawback: not up-to-date binaries.

Installing PostgreSQL on Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian-based widely spread Linux operating system. Ubuntu uses the Advanced Packaging Tool (APT), which handles software...

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