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From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:09:29 +0100
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Subject: Re: postgresql-contrib package
To: Maciek Sakrejda <maciek@pganalyze.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL on Debian and Ubuntu <pgsql-pkg-debian@lists.postgresql.org>
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:24 AM Maciek Sakrejda <maciek@pganalyze.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I had a question about Postgres packaging. We're revamping some
> documentation, and some of our features depend on pg_stat_statements and
> auto_explain, and we want to guide our users to installing these if they
> are not already available. I know that for a while, both pg_stat_statements
> and auto_explain were available via the postgresql-contrib package, but now
> it appears that this is a virtual package that just ensures installation of
> the main server package? Is it no longer necessary to install contrib
> separately on modern systems? I looked through the packaging wiki and faq
> to try to find more details, but I did not find any info.
>
>
Correct, modern versions on Debian include those modules that used to be in
the contrib package in the main package instead.

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<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:24 AM Maci=
ek Sakrejda &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:maciek@pganalyze.com">maciek@pganalyze.co=
m</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"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I had a question abo=
ut Postgres packaging. We&#39;re revamping some documentation, and some of =
our features depend on pg_stat_statements and auto_explain, and we want to =
guide our users to installing these if they are not already available. I kn=
ow that for a while, both pg_stat_statements and auto_explain were availabl=
e via the postgresql-contrib package, but now it appears that this is a vir=
tual package that just ensures installation of the main server package? Is =
it no longer necessary to install contrib separately on modern systems? I l=
ooked through the packaging wiki and faq to try to find more details, but I=
 did not find any info.<br></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br=
></div><div>Correct, modern versions on Debian include those modules that u=
sed to be in the contrib package in the main package instead.=C2=A0</div></=
div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div>=C2=A0Magnus Hagander<br>=C2=A0Me: <a href=3D"http://www.ha=
gander.net/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.hagander.net/</a><br>=C2=A0Work:=
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