pgAdmin – downloading and installation

The URL http://www.pgadmin.org/download/ provides links to various options to get the tool, including downloading and compiling from source. Compiling from source might not be easy, as there are quite a few dependencies and getting all of them to behave is a bit tough, unless you have been installing quite a bit of Linux- or Unix-based software via the compile-from-source option. For Windows, the tool can be installed using the point and click installer. For Linux-based systems, http://yum.postgresql.org/ and http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt should provide the setup instructions.

Tip

When you use the commands provided in the links to install pgAdmin, pay attention and ensure that you install only the pgAdmin ...

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