I would recommend either installing it on WSL or through docker or both. If you're not familiar with WSL or docker this would be a great opportunity to learn about them!
On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM Arbol One <[email protected]> wrote: > I would also strongly recommend Linux over MacOS or WinOS. Having said > that, I have also uninstalled PosgreSQL on my WinOS machine, so I find your > advice proper and accurate. > > Verily, with every difficulty there is relief (94:6) > ------------------------------ > *From:* Anthony DeBarros <[email protected]> > *Sent:* June 15, 2026 8:45 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Can't install Postgres version 18 > > Hello, > > On Jun 14, 2026 at 6:12:52 AM, Jan Karremans <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I would simply recommend not to run Postgres on Windows. You are mixing > two distinctly different approaches to IT-systems. In that sense Linux is > so much more akin to the world Postgres lives in. > > Cheers, > Jan > > > > Absolutely true. However, it’s good that EDB has provided a Windows > installer for PostgreSQL because nearly 2/3 of personal computer users run > Windows, and many, many people who are setting out to learn database > programming run on it. > > That said, I have two observations, both related to experiences as author > of a book about learning SQL: > > > 1. I have installed and uninstalled PostgreSQL and pgAdmin on Windows > dozens of times and had no issues at all as long as I used the official > installer/uninstaller. However, the uninstaller does not completely remove > all traces of the application, so for a fully clean uninstall you must > remove registry entries, delete left-behind application directories, etc. > > 2. Using PostgreSQL under Windows is far more complicated than running > it on macOS, where you can install PostgresApp and get up and running in > just minutes with very little to fiddle with. And that app is getting > better all the time with support for Postgres extensions. I steer everyone > towards Macs these days. > > > Cheers, > > Anthony DeBarros > > >
