# PostgreSQL on SLES11

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [May 29, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684 "2012-05-29T08:38:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![budikdik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@budikdik](https://forums.suse.com/u/budikdik)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684/1 "2012-05-29T08:38:24Z")

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Unable to install PostgreSQL on SLES11, can you help how to install it.  
I just downloaded postgresql-9.1.3-2-linux-x64.run on [postgres.org](http://postgres.org) but i’m not able to install.  
Thanks for the help

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684/2 "2012-05-29T09:19:43Z")

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On Tue, 29 May 2012 05:44:01 +0000, budikdik wrote:  
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> Unable to install PostgreSQL on SLES11, can you help how to install it.  
> I just downloaded postgresql-9.1.3-2-linux-x64.run on [postgres.org](http://postgres.org) but  
> i’m not able to install.[/color]

What have you tried?

A .run file isn’t going to install with the package manager, typically  
you need to make it executable and then run it (most likely as root).

## Jim

Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10  
Novell Knowledge Partner

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**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684/3 "2012-05-29T12:34:28Z")

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On 29/05/2012 06:44, budikdik wrote:  
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> Unable to install PostgreSQL on SLES11, can you help how to install it.  
> I just downloaded postgresql-9.1.3-2-linux-x64.run on [postgres.org](http://postgres.org) but  
> i’m not able to install.  
> Thanks for the help[/color]

SLES11 (SP0 through SP2) all include PostgreSQL 8.3.x.

To install PostgreSQL 9.1.x on SLES11 SPx why not use packages that have  
already been built and made available via the openSUSE Build Service @  
[https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=server%3Adatabase%3Apostgresql&package=postgresql](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=server%3Adatabase%3Apostgresql&package=postgresql)  
?

You need to add the relevant repository from the following depending on  
your version of SLES11

SLES11 SP2:  
[http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE\_11\_SP2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE_11_SP2)  
SLES11 SP1:  
[http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE\_11\_SP1](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE_11_SP1)  
SLES11:  
[http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE\_11](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database:/postgresql/SLE_11)

Then you can simply install the PostgreSQL packages which should be the  
later version.

## HTH.

Simon  
Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner

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**Author:** ![enovaklbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@enovaklbank](https://forums.suse.com/u/enovaklbank)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/postgresql-on-sles11/22684/4 "2012-06-04T16:35:57Z")

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As a sidenote, this is completely unsupported by SUSE 🙂  
But I agree on using extra repos in contrast to installing a .run file etc, if one must use 9.1, though.