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I just installed Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (on a virtual machine). I then successfully installed the PostgreSQL 8.4 database management system. I am now trying to install PostGIS, which is an extension to PostgreSQL used for Geographical Information Systems capabilities. I followed the instructions for installing PostGIS on this webpage: http://postgis.net/docs/manual-2.0/postgis_installation.html

Section 2.4.1 ("Configuration") on this webpage tells me to type "./configure". I did this. The output (about 100 lines of mostly incomprehensible statements) included about one dozen instances of the following error message:

You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.

At the end of the output, the following lines were outputted:

checking libpq-fe.h usability... no
checking libpq-fe.h presence... no
checking for libpq-fe.h... no
configure: error: could not find libpq-fe.h

I have no idea what caused these errors or how to fix them. I would appreciate any assistance or pointers.

NOTE: the above-linked webpage includes a section 2.2 ("Requirements") which lists eight required software packages:

  1. PostgreSQL 8.4
  2. GNU C compiler (gcc)
  3. GNU Make (gmake or make)
  4. Proj4 reprojection library, version 4.6.0 or greater
  5. GEOS geometry library, version 3.2.2 or greater
  6. LibXML2, version 2.5.x or higher
  7. JSON-C, version 0.9 or higher
  8. GDAL, version 1.6 or higher

I just installed PostgreSQL 8.4, and I am pretty sure that the GNU C compiler is also installed on my computer. But I do not know whether I have the other six software packages installed or not (or if they are installed, whether they are properly configured, etc.).

asked Apr 24, 2013 at 20:29

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That file is part of the libpq-dev package:

So try installing libpq-dev which is the development library for postgresql:

sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
answered Apr 24, 2013 at 23:09
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I wrote this script time ago, about install PostgreSQL 9.1 and PostGIS 2.0.1, but it's still useful.

https://gist.github.com/Tab3r/3076516

Follow it.

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 7:55
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A few months ago, I installed all this stuff on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine, and documented every step. I actually installed PostgreSQL 9.1 through the Ubuntu software center, but then built GDAL, GEOS, and PostGIS from source. For detailed instructions of how I got things going (which may not be the easiest or best way to do things), start here:

http://northwestspatial.com/wp/?p=328

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 4:47
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You can also install postgis using the Ubuntu package system.

sudo apt-get install postgis
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answered Apr 25, 2013 at 9:40
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  • but where does that pull from? Commented Nov 1, 2013 at 21:27
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See instructions, including dependencies here: http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204src

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 10:55
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  • This was very helpful Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 19:17

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