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<chapter id="install-binaries">
 <title>Installation from Binaries</title>

 <indexterm>
  <primary>installation</primary>
  <secondary>binaries</secondary>
 </indexterm>

 <para>
  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is available in the form of binary
  packages for most common operating systems today. When available, this is
  the recommended way to install PostgreSQL for users of the system. Building
  from source (see <xref linkend="installation" />) is only recommended for
  people developing <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> or extensions.
 </para>

 <para>
  For an updated list of platforms providing binary packages, please visit
  the download section on the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> website at
  <ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/download/"></ulink> and follow the
  instructions for the specific platform.
 </para>
</chapter>
