# debian packaging PostgreSQL extensions

DevFeed: [debian packaging PostgreSQL extensions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/debian-packaging-postgresql-extensions-34378.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2010/08/debian-packaging-postgresql-extensions/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2010-08-06T11:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>)

Tags: [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [extensions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extensions.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses Debian packaging for PostgreSQL extensions. It argues that extensions supporting multiple PostgreSQL major versions should generally be rebuilt for newer versions rather than removed from Debian stable, and mentions a patch to postgresql-common packaging.

## Source excerpt

In trying to help an extension debian packaging effort, I've once again proposed to handle it. That's because I now begin to know how to do it, as you can see in my package overview page at debian QA facility. There's a reason why I proposed myself here, it's that yet another tool of mine is now to be found in debian, and should greatly help extension packaging there. You can already check for the postgresql-server-dev-all package page if you're that impatient!