psql could not connect to server after complete reinstallation [Ubuntu 21.10 / PostgreSQL 13]

From: Jérémy Garniaux <jeremy(at)mapper(dot)fr>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: psql could not connect to server after complete reinstallation [Ubuntu 21.10 / PostgreSQL 13]
Date: 2021-10-27 15:51:52
Message-ID: 9e818078-3773-ba04-2ee8-eb7d1ef79439@mapper.fr
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Hi,

After experiencing issues related to the existence of two different
PostgreSQL versions installed on the same machine, I decided to do a
"remove --purge postgresql*" and reinstall postgresql-13. Now the output
of "psql --version" is "psql (PostgreSQL) 13.4 (Ubuntu 13.4-1)".
However, trying to enter psql, I have this error:

psql: error: could not connect to server: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce
type
    Is the server running locally and accepting
    connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?

I assume this has been asked many times, but I tried different solutions
proposed on similar posts and none solved my issue.

Thanks,

Best regards

Jeremy

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