Re: Installing version other than the last one

Thank you Imran for the answer.

I haven't still install any things, just update the yum repository though

sudo dnf install -y
https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-9-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm

I guess if I download the 17.1 rpm packages, when I list the yum repository
( sudo dnf list postgresql17* ) I would get available the version 17.1 and
then install it

kind regards

Mauricio Fernández

El lun, 24 feb 2025 a las 17:07, Imran Khan (<imran(dot)k(dot)23(at)gmail(dot)com>)
escribió:

> Hi Mauricio,
>
> If you are installing 17.1 on top of 17.4 is like downgrading major
> version 17. It's better you take a backup of data directory and backup dbs
> (logical - pg_dump) . Uninstall 17.4 and install 17.1. if internet then
> okay if not then download 17.1 rpms and do local install. Then initialize
> with initdb and start the instance and restore the backup.
>
> Thanks,
> Imran
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 11:03 PM Mauricio Fernandez <
> mmauricio(dot)fernandez(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ron, thank you for the answer.
>>
>> If I list the installed packages I get this:
>>
>> postgresql17.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-contrib.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-devel.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-docs.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-libs.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-llvmjit.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-odbc.x86_64 17.00.0004-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-plperl.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-plpython3.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-pltcl.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-server.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-tcl.x86_64 3.1.0-1PGDG.rhel9
>> postgresql17-test.x86_64 17.4-1PGDG.rhel9
>>
>> I can understand when you said download them, but I have the following
>> doubt
>>
>> The 17.1 version of postgresql17.x86_64 (17.4-1PGDG.rhel9 )
>> is postgresql17-contrib-17.1-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm ?
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> kind regards
>>
>> Mauricio Fernández
>>
>> El lun, 24 feb 2025 a las 16:42, Ron Johnson (<ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>)
>> escribió:
>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM Mauricio Fernandez <
>>> mmauricio(dot)fernandez(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi admins, I want to install a specific postgresql version, for
>>>> example, version 17.1.
>>>>
>>>> From here : https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ I can
>>>> get a guide to install the last version 17 (17.4), but, like I said I want
>>>> to install 17.1.
>>>>
>>>> From here
>>>> https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/17/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/
>>>> there is a lot of packages and I don't know wich one to pick up.
>>>>
>>>> Can you provide me a guide how to install it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> postgresql17-17.1-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm is in that directory. You'll
>>> also want the -contrib, -docs, -lib and -server .rpm files.
>>>
>>> Just manually download them to a directory, and then "sudo yum
>>> *17.1*.rpm".
>>>
>>> --
>>> Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
>>> Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
>>> <Redacted> lobster!
>>>
>>