Dear PostgreSQL Team,
I hope you are doing well.
I am currently using PostgreSQL 17 on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy). I noticed that the system_stats extension is available as an RPM package in the PGDG repository for RHEL 9, but I could not find a corresponding Debian/Ubuntu (.deb) package in the PGDG APT repository.
I would like clarification not only about this specific extension, but also about the general packaging policy followed by PostgreSQL.org/PGDG across different operating systems.
In particular:
If a package or extension is available in one PGDG repository (for example, RHEL), is it generally expected to be available for other supported platforms like Ubuntu as well?
Are there technical, policy, maintenance, or demand-related reasons why some packages are built only for specific distributions?
Is there any documented guideline that explains how packaging decisions are made across platforms?
I would appreciate your clarification on both the specific case of system_stats and the broader packaging policy.
Thank you for your time and support.
Best regards,
Sreekanta Reddy
