# Not able to load PostgreSQL into LibPQ.jl

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-load-postgresql-into-libpq-jl/68767
**Category:** Data
**Tags:** question, package, postgresql, sql
**Created:** [September 26, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-load-postgresql-into-libpq-jl/68767 "2021-09-26T00:14:53Z")
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### Author: ![JeffreySarnoff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jeffreysarnoff/32/1980_2.png) [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-load-postgresql-into-libpq-jl/68767/8 "2021-09-26T02:13:52Z")

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in the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) you can type  
`$ apt show postgresql` and see if postgresql is known  
let me see the response

### this is simpler than copying from the package manager

again in the terminal, let’s make sure you are using the most current releases of the software that is already installed  
`$ sudo apt -y upgrade`

Now we are going to install (or reinstall, or do nothing) postgres and friends. There is no harm if you have these programs installed already. Doing these next steps assures that you will have what you need of postgreSQL. From the terminal:

```julia-auto
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql-client
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql-contrib
$ sudo apt-get install pgadmin4

```

after that is done, you can confirm that PostgreSQL is ready for use (let me know when you get here, or if you encounter something unexpected). Once here, please restart your machine. It is helpful to begin with a clean environment.

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