diff --git a/doc/install-packages.sgml b/doc/install-packages.sgml
index 05dd76b2..c9cdbd3b 100644
--- a/doc/install-packages.sgml
+++ b/doc/install-packages.sgml
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
- &repmgr; packages are designed to be compatible with the community-provided PostgreSQL packages.
+ &repmgr; RPM packages are designed to be compatible with the community-provided PostgreSQL packages
+ and 2ndQuadrant's 2ndQPostgres.
They may not work with vendor-specific packages such as those provided by RedHat for RHEL
- customers, as the filesystem layout may be different to the community RPMs.
+ customers, as the PostgreSQL filesystem layout may be different to the community RPMs.
Please contact your support vendor for assistance.
@@ -47,54 +48,76 @@
2ndQuadrant public RPM yum repository
- Beginning with repmgr 4.0.5,
2ndQuadrant provides a dedicated yum
- public repository for 2ndQuadrant software,
- including &repmgr;. We recommend using this for all future &repmgr; releases.
-
-
- General instructions for using this repository can be found on its
- homepage. Specific instructions
- for installing &repmgr; follow below.
-
+ public repository for 2ndQuadrant software,
+ including &repmgr;. We recommend using this for all future &repmgr; releases.
+
+
+ General instructions for using this repository can be found on its
+ homepage. Specific instructions
+ for installing &repmgr; follow below.
+
Installation
-
-
- Locate the repository RPM for your PostgreSQL version from the list at:
- https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/
-
-
+
+
+ Locate the repository RPM for your PostgreSQL version from the list at:
+ https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/
+
+
Install the repository definition for your distribution and PostgreSQL version
- (this enables the 2ndQuadrant repository as a source of &repmgr; packages).
-
-
- For example, for PostgreSQL 10 on CentOS, execute:
-
+ (this enables the 2ndQuadrant repository as a source of &repmgr; packages).
+
+
+ For example, for PostgreSQL 10 on CentOS, execute:
+
curl https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/default/release/get/10/rpm | sudo bash
-
-
- Verify that the repository is installed with:
-
+
+
+
+ For PostgreSQL 9.6 on CentOS, execute:
+
+curl https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/default/release/get/9.6/rpm | sudo bash
+
+
+
+
+ Verify that the repository is installed with:
+
sudo yum repolist
- The output should contain two entries like this:
-
+ The output should contain two entries like this:
+
2ndquadrant-dl-default-release-pg10/7/x86_64 2ndQuadrant packages (PG10) for 7 - x86_64 4
2ndquadrant-dl-default-release-pg10-debug/7/x86_64 2ndQuadrant packages (PG10) for 7 - x86_64 - Debug 3
-
-
+
+
Install the &repmgr version appropriate for your PostgreSQL version (e.g. repmgr10):
-$ yum install repmgr10
+sudo yum install repmgr10
+
+
+ For packages for PostgreSQL 9.6 and earlier, the package name does not contain
+ a period between major and minor version numbers, e.g.
+ repmgr96.
+
+
+
+
+ To determine the names of available packages, execute:
+
+yum search repmgr
+
+
+
@@ -163,16 +186,15 @@ $ yum install repmgr10
2ndQuadrant public apt repository for Debian/Ubuntu
- Beginning with repmgr 4.0.5,
2ndQuadrant provides a
- public apt repository for 2ndQuadrant software,
- including &repmgr;.
-
-
- General instructions for using this repository can be found on its
- homepage. Specific instructions
- for installing &repmgr; follow below.
-
+ public apt repository for 2ndQuadrant software,
+ including &repmgr;.
+
+
+ General instructions for using this repository can be found on its
+ homepage. Specific instructions
+ for installing &repmgr; follow below.
+
@@ -180,13 +202,13 @@ $ yum install repmgr10
-
-
+
+
Install the repository definition for your distribution and PostgreSQL version
- (this enables the 2ndQuadrant repository as a source of &repmgr; packages) by executing:
+ (this enables the 2ndQuadrant repository as a source of &repmgr; packages) by executing:
curl https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/default/release/get/deb | sudo bash
-
+
This will automatically install the following additional packages, if not already present:
@@ -203,12 +225,12 @@ curl https://dl.2ndquadrant.com/default/release/get/deb | sudo bash
-
-
+
+
Install the &repmgr version appropriate for your PostgreSQL version (e.g. repmgr10):
-$ apt-get install postgresql-10-repmgr
-
+sudo apt-get install postgresql-10-repmgr
+
For packages for PostgreSQL 9.6 and earlier, the package name includes
@@ -216,11 +238,11 @@ $ apt-get install postgresql-10-repmgr
postgresql-9.6-repmgr.
-
+
-
+
-
+