deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib
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- * On Ubuntu Lucid, open `/etc/apt/sources.list` in a text editor as the
- *root* Linux account and add the following line:
+ * On Ubuntu Lucid, you can use a PPA (personal package archive), which are
+ package sources hosted on Launchpad. The one most commonly used by Evergreen Community
+ members is maintained by Martin Pitt, who also maintains the official PostgreSQL
+ packages for Ubuntu. As the *root* Linux account, issue the following commands
+ to add the PPA source:
+
[source, bash]
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-deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-backports main universe multiverse restricted
+apt-get install python-software-properties
+add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql
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* Fedora 15 comes with PostgreSQL 9, so no additional steps are required.