# Install pg_partman with Homebrew, apt, dnf

Partition management extension for PostgreSQL. Version 5.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install postgresql-17-partman.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pg_partman
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pg_partman
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install postgresql-17-partman
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: postgresql-17-partman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pg_partman
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pg_partman from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install postgresql-16-partman
```

  Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: postgresql-16-partman from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pg_partman
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 5.5.0
- **Source summary:** Partition management extension for PostgreSQL
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T17:13:43Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- check_unique_constraint.py (alias)
- dump_partition.py (alias)
- vacuum_maintenance.py (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 5.5.0

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - postgresql-17-partman - 5.2.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: postgresql-17-partman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostgreSQL Partition Manager | https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman
- Ubuntu apt - postgresql-16-partman - 5.0.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: postgresql-16-partman from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PostgreSQL Partition Manager | https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman
- dnf - pg_partman - 5.4.3-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pg_partman from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | PostgresSQL Partition Manager | https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pg_partman.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pg_partman.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph