Re: Can't install Postgres version 18

I would recommend either installing it on WSL or through docker or both. If
you're not familiar with WSL or docker this would be a great opportunity to
learn about them!

On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM Arbol One <arbolone(at)hotmail(dot)ca> wrote:

> I would also strongly recommend Linux over MacOS or WinOS. Having said
> that, I have also uninstalled PosgreSQL on my WinOS machine, so I find your
> advice proper and accurate.
>
> Verily, with every difficulty there is relief (94:6)
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> *From:* Anthony DeBarros <anthonymdebarros(at)gmail(dot)com>
> *Sent:* June 15, 2026 8:45 AM
> *To:* pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Subject:* Re: Can't install Postgres version 18
>
> Hello,
>
> On Jun 14, 2026 at 6:12:52 AM, Jan Karremans <karremans(dot)ja(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
> I would simply recommend not to run Postgres on Windows. You are mixing
> two distinctly different approaches to IT-systems. In that sense Linux is
> so much more akin to the world Postgres lives in.
>
> Cheers,
> Jan
>
>
>
> Absolutely true. However, it’s good that EDB has provided a Windows
> installer for PostgreSQL because nearly 2/3 of personal computer users run
> Windows, and many, many people who are setting out to learn database
> programming run on it.
>
> That said, I have two observations, both related to experiences as author
> of a book about learning SQL:
>
>
> 1. I have installed and uninstalled PostgreSQL and pgAdmin on Windows
> dozens of times and had no issues at all as long as I used the official
> installer/uninstaller. However, the uninstaller does not completely remove
> all traces of the application, so for a fully clean uninstall you must
> remove registry entries, delete left-behind application directories, etc.
>
> 2. Using PostgreSQL under Windows is far more complicated than running
> it on macOS, where you can install PostgresApp and get up and running in
> just minutes with very little to fiddle with. And that app is getting
> better all the time with support for Postgres extensions. I steer everyone
> towards Macs these days.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anthony DeBarros
>
>
>