# How to Install pgAdmin on Ubuntu

> To install pgAdmin on Ubuntu, add the public key using Curl, add the pgAdmin repository using sudo, and execute the “sudo apt install pgAdmin4” command.

**pgAdmin** is a freely available administration and management tool for the Postgres Database. It provides numerous features, such as a user-friendly graphical interface, local and remote session management, compatibility with all Postgres versions, etc.

When you install Postgres on the Windows operating system, " **pgAdmin** " is installed by default. However, in Ubuntu, you have to install it manually.

This post presents a practical demonstration of how to install pgAdmin on Ubuntu.

 **How to Install pgAdmin on Ubuntu?**

You must follow the below-given step-by-step instructions to install pgAdmin on the ubuntu operating system:

 **Prerequisite**

“curl” is a command line utility that helps us transfer data from one server to another. The “curl” utility must be pre-installed on Ubuntu in order to install pgAdmin. Execute the following command if curl isn't yet installed on your system:
    
    
    sudo apt install curl

Once the “curl” is successfully installed on your Ubuntu machine, you can install pgAdmin without any obstacles.

 **Step 1: Add Public Key Using Curl**

pgAdmin cannot be installed without the public key, because it isn't available/listed in the Ubuntu repositories. Therefore, first, we need to add the public key for the repository using the following command:
    
    
    sudo curl https://www.pgadmin.org/static/packages_pgadmin_org.pub | sudo apt-key add

 **Step 2: Add pgAdmin Repository and Update Server’s Packages**

Executing the below-provided command will add the pgAdmin repository and update the server’s packages:
    
    
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/pgadmin/pgadmin4/apt/$(lsb_release -cs) pgadmin4 main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgadmin4.list && apt update'

 **Step 3: Install pgAdmin**

Now execute the following “sudo” command to install pgAdmin on your system:
    
    
    sudo apt install pgadmin4

Type “y” and press the “ENTER” button to proceed the further installation:

Finally, the pgAdmin4 has been successfully installed on Ubuntu 22.04.

 **Step 4: Launch pgAdmin**

Now click on the “Show Applications” button, type “pgAdmin” in the search bar, and left-click on the “pgAdmin4” application to launch it:

Clicking on the “pgAmin4” will lead you to the following window:

Specify the master password and hit the “OK” button.

 **Step 5: Add New Server**

To add a new server, you must click on the “Add New Server” button, as shown in the following snippet:

Specify the server’s name and navigate to the “Connection” tab:

Specify the details like hostname, password, etc. under the “Connection” tab and hit the “Save” button:

Clicking on the save button will show you the following window:

The above snippet depicts that the new server has been successfully added.

 **Step 6: Check Postgres Version**

Expand the “Databases” tab, select a database, right-click on it, and select the “Query Tool”:

Use the “VERSION()” function to check the currently installed Postgres version on Ubuntu:

The output shows that the “PostgreSQL 14.7” is running on our Ubuntu machine.

 **Conclusion**

To install pgAdmin on Ubuntu, add the public key using Curl, add the pgAdmin repository using sudo, and execute the “sudo apt install pgAdmin4” command. “curl” is a command line utility and it is a prerequisite for the pgAdmin installation. So, it must be pre-installed on Ubuntu in order to install pgAdmin. This write-up presented step-by-step instructions to install pgAdmin4 on Ubuntu.

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