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title: Install PostgreSQL on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of PostgreSQL for Linux - The world's most advanced
  open-source relational database.
url: https://snapcraft.io/postgresql
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# PostgreSQL

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* [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical")
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

16/stable 16.15

Install 16/stable of PostgreSQL

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install postgresql
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* postgresql

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 8 September 2026 - 16/stable
* 10 September 2026 - 18/edge

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### Websites

* [canonical.com](https://canonical.com/data/postgresql "https://canonical.com/data/postgresql")
* [postgresql.org](https://postgresql.org "https://postgresql.org")

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### Contact

* [matrix.to](https://matrix.to/#/#charmhub-data-platform:ubuntu.com "https://matrix.to/#/#charmhub-data-platform:ubuntu.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap](https://github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap "https://github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap")
* [github.com/postgres/postgres](https://github.com/postgres/postgres "https://github.com/postgres/postgres")

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### Command › Alias

* postgresql.clusterdb › clusterdb
* postgresql.createdb › createdb
* postgresql.createlang › createlang
* [Show more](https://snapcraft.io/postgresql "Display more/less aliases")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap/issues](https://github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap/issues "https://github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/postgresql#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/postgresql#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/postgresql#tab-security)

#### The world's most advanced open-source relational database.

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 20 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness.

**Install the snap**

If you are an Ubuntu user, snapd is pre-installed and ready to go on all recent Ubuntu releases. Simply click on the drop-down menu at the upper right-hand corner of this page, select your channel of choice (e.g. 16/stable), and paste the command in your terminal, e.g.:

`sudo snap install postgresql`

If you are not using Ubuntu, scroll further down this page to find installation instructions for other distributions.

**Use the snap**

Once installed, PostgreSQL will start automatically. To log in, run:

`postgresql.psql -U postgres -h /tmp`

It is highly recommended to set a new password in the `postgres` console:

`\password postgres`

For convenience, the snap alias psql is pre-created:

`psql -U postgres -h /tmp`

See more PostgreSQL snap documentation on GitHub: <https://github.com/canonical/postgresql-snap/blob/16/edge/docs>

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## Install PostgreSQL on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/postgresql/raspbian)