Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

From: Jim Cunning <jlcunning46(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question
Date: 2025-06-11 18:59:24
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I configured the PGDG repository and tried to install postgresql-10
on my kubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop system, but apt refused to install
it because of unsatisfied dependencies.  I then installed kubuntu
22.04 LTS on a backup system and was able to install postgresql-10
there.  I was able to use pg_dump to recover all the data and move
it to the replacement server running ubuntu 24.04 LTS with
postgresql-16.  All should be good.  Thanks for the help.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/10/25 13:17, Adrian Klaver wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:3183251c-4c06-490b-a0d7-8e2c6d0386e6(at)aklaver(dot)com">On
6/10/25 13:14, Adrian Klaver wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 6/10/25 13:01, Jim Cunning wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I had a Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system with a
postgresql version 10 database, and the system became
unbootable.  The database was stored in
/var/lib/postgresql/10/main and I was able to recover the
entire contents of the data in that directory and below.  I
now have a system running ubuntu 24.04 LTS with postgresql
version 16.
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I obviously no longer have a running version 10 server, so I
cannot use pg_dump to retrieve the data.  I have placed the
recovered version files in /var/lib/postgresql/10/main on my
new system, alongside the /var/lib/postgresql/16/main that was
created when I installed postgresql.  I have tried several
iterations of the pg_upgradecluster command, a Python script
provided by Ubuntu, but it says it cannot find the database
files.
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I also see from the postgresql wiki pages that there is a
pg_upgrade utility program, but cannot find in any of the
Ubuntu-provided installation files.  Can anyone provide some
guidance on how I might proceed?
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1) Do:
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man pg_upgradecluster
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2) Assuming you used the PGDG repos to install Postgres you can
do:
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sudo apt install postgresql-10
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to get a Postgres 10 install. I would move the
/var/lib/postgresql/10/main you created out of the way and then
move the contents back in to the installed version.
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Forgot to say, be sure and retain a copy of the original 10
$DATADIR somewhere where you can fetch it should the above not
work as planned.
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Thanks in advance.
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