Thread: Issue Installing PostgreSQL 17 on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy)

Hi,

I’m encountering an issue while trying to install PostgreSQL 17 on my Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) system. I followed the installation instructions from the official PostgreSQL website https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.

When I run the command sudo apt -y install postgresql-17, I receive the following message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package postgresql-17 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

 1. Updated the package list with sudo apt update.

 2. Verified that the PostgreSQL Apt Repository is added correctly with 

deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ jammy-pgdg main. 

3. Checked available packages using apt-cache search postgresql-17.

 4. Despite these steps, I’m unable to install PostgreSQL 17. Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue or if there's something I might be missing?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

Jyoti

Hi Jyoti

Make sure you have done the following repo setup

sudo apt install curl ca-certificates
sudo install -d /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg
sudo curl -o /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc --fail https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc

# Create the repository configuration file:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc] https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'

Also once the above is done then execute following

apt-get update

then execute the following command and it shd install the latest version of PG in this case PG17.

sudo apt -y install postgresql

Regards

Kashif Zeeshan

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 11:52 AM Jyoti Saxena <jyotisaxena.mcm@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I’m encountering an issue while trying to install PostgreSQL 17 on my Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) system. I followed the installation instructions from the official PostgreSQL website https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.

When I run the command sudo apt -y install postgresql-17, I receive the following message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package postgresql-17 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

 1. Updated the package list with sudo apt update.

 2. Verified that the PostgreSQL Apt Repository is added correctly with 

deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ jammy-pgdg main. 

3. Checked available packages using apt-cache search postgresql-17.

 4. Despite these steps, I’m unable to install PostgreSQL 17. Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue or if there's something I might be missing?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

Jyoti

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM Jyoti Saxena <jyotisaxena.mcm@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Kashif,

Thank you for the instructions. I followed the steps provided to set up the repository and install PostgreSQL. However, after completing the setup, the system installed PostgreSQL 16.4 instead of the expected PostgreSQL 17. The version installed is psql (PostgreSQL) 16.4 (Ubuntu 16.4-1.pgdg22.04+1).

Here are the steps I followed:

1. Installed curl and ca-certificates.
2. Set up the repository key and configuration as instructed.
3. Ran apt-get update.
4. Executed sudo apt -y install postgresql.

The repository seems to have installed the latest available version as PostgreSQL 16.4. Could you please advise if there is a different repository I should use for PostgreSQL 17, or if additional steps are needed to specifically target version 17?

So the last version available is PG16, which means PG17 is still not there.

If you require PG17 beta for Testing purposes then you can install it from code, which is available on following 

https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/v17beta3/

Thank you for your assistance.

Best regards, 

Jyoti

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM Kashif Zeeshan <kashi.zeeshan@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Jyoti

Make sure you have done the following repo setup

sudo apt install curl ca-certificates
sudo install -d /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg
sudo curl -o /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc --fail https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc

# Create the repository configuration file:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc] https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'

Also once the above is done then execute following

apt-get update

then execute the following command and it shd install the latest version of PG in this case PG17.

sudo apt -y install postgresql

Regards

Kashif Zeeshan

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 11:52 AM Jyoti Saxena <jyotisaxena.mcm@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I’m encountering an issue while trying to install PostgreSQL 17 on my Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) system. I followed the installation instructions from the official PostgreSQL website https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.

When I run the command sudo apt -y install postgresql-17, I receive the following message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package postgresql-17 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

 1. Updated the package list with sudo apt update.

 2. Verified that the PostgreSQL Apt Repository is added correctly with 

deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ jammy-pgdg main. 

3. Checked available packages using apt-cache search postgresql-17.

 4. Despite these steps, I’m unable to install PostgreSQL 17. Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue or if there's something I might be missing?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

Jyoti

To compile PG from code follow the below instructions.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-make.html

Thanks

Kashif Zeeshan

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM Kashif Zeeshan <kashi.zeeshan@gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM Jyoti Saxena <jyotisaxena.mcm@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Kashif,

Thank you for the instructions. I followed the steps provided to set up the repository and install PostgreSQL. However, after completing the setup, the system installed PostgreSQL 16.4 instead of the expected PostgreSQL 17. The version installed is psql (PostgreSQL) 16.4 (Ubuntu 16.4-1.pgdg22.04+1).

Here are the steps I followed:

1. Installed curl and ca-certificates.
2. Set up the repository key and configuration as instructed.
3. Ran apt-get update.
4. Executed sudo apt -y install postgresql.

The repository seems to have installed the latest available version as PostgreSQL 16.4. Could you please advise if there is a different repository I should use for PostgreSQL 17, or if additional steps are needed to specifically target version 17?

So the last version available is PG16, which means PG17 is still not there.

If you require PG17 beta for Testing purposes then you can install it from code, which is available on following 

https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/v17beta3/

Thank you for your assistance.

Best regards, 

Jyoti

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM Kashif Zeeshan <kashi.zeeshan@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Jyoti

Make sure you have done the following repo setup

sudo apt install curl ca-certificates
sudo install -d /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg
sudo curl -o /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc --fail https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc

# Create the repository configuration file:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc] https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'

Also once the above is done then execute following

apt-get update

then execute the following command and it shd install the latest version of PG in this case PG17.

sudo apt -y install postgresql

Regards

Kashif Zeeshan

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 11:52 AM Jyoti Saxena <jyotisaxena.mcm@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I’m encountering an issue while trying to install PostgreSQL 17 on my Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) system. I followed the installation instructions from the official PostgreSQL website https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.

When I run the command sudo apt -y install postgresql-17, I receive the following message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package postgresql-17 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

 1. Updated the package list with sudo apt update.

 2. Verified that the PostgreSQL Apt Repository is added correctly with 

deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ jammy-pgdg main. 

3. Checked available packages using apt-cache search postgresql-17.

 4. Despite these steps, I’m unable to install PostgreSQL 17. Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue or if there's something I might be missing?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

Jyoti

On 26/08/2024 07:52, Jyoti Saxena wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I’m encountering an issue while trying to install PostgreSQL 17 on my
> Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) system. I followed the installation instructions
> from the official PostgreSQL website
> https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.
>

I don't know what's currently available in the PG apt repo, but
PostgreSQL 17 hasn't been released yet. Maybe you need to ask for a beta
package or something?

Ray.



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Raymond O'Donnell // Galway // Ireland
ray@rodonnell.ie