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<title><![%flattext-install-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</> ]]>Installation Instructions</title>

<para>

You can also install the new version in parallel with the old one

to decrease the downtime. Thesetopic are discussed at length in

to decrease the downtime. Thesetopics are discussed at length in

<![%flattext-install-include[the <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</>,]]>

<![%flattext-install-ignore[<xref linkend="migration">,]]>

which you are encouraged

<step id="configure">

<title>Configuration</>

<para>

The first step of the installation procedure to configure the

The first step of the installation procedureisto configure the

source tree for your system and choose the options you would like.

This is done by running the <filename>configure</> script. For a

default installation, simply type

default installation simply type

<screen>

<userinput>./configure</userinput>

</screen>

<para>

To stop a server running in the background you can type

<programlisting>

kill `cat /usr/local/psgql/data/postmaster.pid`

kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`

</programlisting>

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