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 PostGIS/PostgreSQL and other dependency matrix that defines recommended versions of core dependencies for each version of PostGIS.

PostGIS 2.1 (still in development) ¶

No install guides are available for PostGIS 2.1, so for now just follow the 2.0 guides (from source versions).

Keep in mind a few dependencies for PostGIS 2.1:

• PostgreSQL 9.0 or later
• At least GEOS 3.3, but preferably GEOS 3.4.0 for the new interruptibility feature and Delaunay Triangulation

PostGIS 2.0 ¶

• CentOS 6
  • from PGDG YUM/RPM packages

• Debian 6.0 (squeeze) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source

• Debian 7.0 (wheezy) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source

• Fedora 16 (Verne)
  • using PGDG YUM/RPM packages

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source

• Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source
  • from packages, using ppa:sharpie

• Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source
  • hacky hybrid approach

• Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • from source

• Windows both 32-bit and 64-bit (same step for all versions of PostgreSQL)
  • Compiling in Windows all PostgreSQL (x32bit MinGW32)
  • Compiling PostGIS 2.0 under Windows using MinGW-w64/Msys

PostGIS 1.5 ¶

• RHEL / Fedora / CentOS:
  • ​Compiling PostGIS from source for CentOS/Fedora/RedHat EL After Yum Install of PostgreSQL
  • ​Installing PostGIS 1.5 on PostgreSQL 9.0 via Yum repository
  • UsersWikiPostgisRpmInstallation
  • PostGIS RPM Installation (older)

• Debian 6.0 (squeeze) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • using prebuilt packages
  • from source

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • from source

• Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) - uses PostgreSQL 9.1
  • using prebuilt packages
  • from source

PostGIS 1.4 ¶

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid) - uses PostgreSQL 8.4
  • using prebuilt packages

Older guides ¶

• PostGIS RPM Installation for PostGIS 1.0
• UsersWikiPostgisOnUbuntu

See also ¶

• UsersWikiWinCompile - Microsoft Windows