Install PostgreSQL from Source zergl 2015/02/08 wget https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v9.4.1/postgresql-9.4.1.tar.bz2 tar jxvf postgresql-9.4.1.tar.bz2 cd postgresql-9.4.1/ ./configure --prefix=/home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/installbin/ make make install mkdir -p /home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/data/ /home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/installbin/bin/postgres -D /home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/data/ >logfile 2>&1 & /home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/installbin/bin/createdb testdb /home/zergl/workspace/db/postgresql/installbin/bin/psql testdb