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From: Muhammad Ikram <mmikram@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:49:44 +0500
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Subject: Re: where is postres installed?
To: Muhammad Usman Khan <usman.k@bitnine.net>
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Hi Arbol,

Hope above response from Usman must have resolved your issue. You may also
try by finding any  binary of PostgreSQL. e.g.

 find /usr -name pg_ctl
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl
/usr/lib/postgresql/16/bin/pg_ctl

Regards,
Ikram


On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Muhammad Usman Khan <usman.k@bitnin=
e.net>
wrote:

> Hi Arbol,
>
> You can try from the following commands:
>
> dpkg-query -L postgresql-16
> which psql
> sudo find / -name "postgres" 2>/dev/null
>
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 at 05:35, Arbol One <ArbolOne@hotmail.ca> wrote:
>
>> After installing PostgreSQL on my Debian-12 machine, I typed 'postgres
>> --version' and got this msg:
>> *bash: postgres: command not found*
>>
>> 'psql --version', however, does work and gives me this message :
>>
>> *psql (PostgreSQL) 16.3 (Debian 16.3-1.pgdg120+1)*
>>
>> Obviously postgres is not in the path, but I don't know where the
>> 'apt-get' installed it or why it did not add it to the path.
>>
>> Is there a way I can locate the installation directory?
>>
>> Thank in advance.
>> --
>> *ArbolOne.ca* Using Fire Fox and Thunderbird. ArbolOne is composed of
>> students and volunteers dedicated to providing free services to charitab=
le
>> organizations. ArbolOne on Java Development is in progress [ =C3=AD ]
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Arbol,<div><br></div><div>Hope above r=
esponse from Usman must have resolved your issue. You may also try by findi=
ng any=C2=A0 binary of PostgreSQL. e.g.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=
=A0find /usr -name pg_ctl<br>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl<br>/usr/lib/postgr=
esql/16/bin/pg_ctl<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Ikram</d=
iv><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Muhammad Us=
man Khan &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:usman.k@bitnine.net">usman.k@bitnine.net</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">Hi Arbol,<br><br>You can try from the following commands:<div>=
<br></div><div>dpkg-query -L postgresql-16<br></div><div>which psql<br></di=
v><div>sudo find / -name &quot;postgres&quot; 2&gt;/dev/null<br></div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fr=
i, 23 Aug 2024 at 05:35, Arbol One &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ArbolOne@hotmail.c=
a" target=3D"_blank">ArbolOne@hotmail.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

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  <div style=3D"padding-bottom:1px">
    <p><font face=3D"monospace">After installing PostgreSQL on my
        Debian-12 machine, I typed &#39;postgres --version&#39; and got thi=
s
        msg:<br>
        <b>bash: postgres: command not found</b></font></p>
    <p><font face=3D"monospace">&#39;psql --version&#39;, however, does wor=
k and
        gives me this message :</font></p>
    <p><font face=3D"monospace"><b>psql (PostgreSQL) 16.3 (Debian
          16.3-1.pgdg120+1)</b></font></p>
    <p><font face=3D"monospace">Obviously postgres is not in the path, but
        I don&#39;t know where the &#39;apt-get&#39; installed it or why it=
 did not
        add it to the path.<br>
        <br>
        Is there a way I can locate the installation directory?<br>
        <br>
        Thank in advance.<br>
      </font></p>
    <div>-- <br>
      <b><i>ArbolOne.ca</i></b>
      Using Fire Fox and Thunderbird.
      ArbolOne is composed of students and volunteers dedicated to
      providing free services to charitable organizations.
      ArbolOne on Java Development is in progress [ =C3=AD ]</div>
  </div>
  <u></u><u></u>

</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div>Muhammad Ikram<br><br></div></div></div>

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