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Subject: Re: Clarification on PGDG Package Policies Across Platforms
To: sreekanta reddy <sreekantareddy18@gmail.com>,
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On 2/20/26 6:57 AM, sreekanta reddy wrote:
> 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.

The project is only responsible for what is released here:

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

Packaging above that is the responsibility of the respective package teams.

Further, system_stats is a third party extension:

https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/system_stats

The PGDG RH package lead is Devrim Gündüz and he works for EDB, which is 
probably why it is present there.

If you want to see it in the PGDG packages you will need to reach out here:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt#Contact

to see if it is possible.

> 
> 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
>