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From: Muhammad Usman Khan <usman.k@bitnine.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:32:54 +0500
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Subject: Re: where is postres installed?
To: Arbol One <ArbolOne@hotmail.ca>
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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.
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<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>=
</div><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">O=
n Fri, 23 Aug 2024 at 05:35, Arbol One &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ArbolOne@hotma=
il.ca">ArbolOne@hotmail.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);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>

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