"amel" <hamdi_benmessaoud(at)yahoo(dot)fr> writes:
> I'm trying to install PostGreSQl version8.1.3 under linux,but i ge the
> following error during the installation when i type "make install" :
> make:**** no rule to make the cible "install" .Stop
I'm thinking maybe you are trying to install an RPM or DEB package
instead of building from source. "make install" is a step in the source
build process, but it's not used if you are installing a prebuilt
package. Instead, see the docs for whatever package management system
you're using. With RPMs, for instance, you'd do something like
sudo rpm -i postgresql-*.rpm
regards, tom lane