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# Script for installing Django, PostgreSQL, and PostGIS
# Run with sudo

# Install Django:
apt-get install python-django python-django-doc

# Install PostgreSQL 8.3
apt-get install postgresql-8.3 python-psycopg2 pgadmin3

# Packages needed by GeoDjango (gdal is optional, but useful)
apt-get install postgresql-8.3-postgis binutils libgdal1-1.5.0 gdal-bin libgeos-3.1.0 proj libpq-dev

# Set yourself up as a PostgreSQL superuser
su - postgres
createuser --createdb --superuser `whoami`

# Create the template spatial database
createdb -E UTF8 template_postgis
createlang -d template_postgis plpgsql # Adding PLPGSQL language support.

# Allows non-superusers the ability to create from this template
psql -d postgres -c "UPDATE pg_database SET datistemplate='true' WHERE datname='template_postgis';"

# Load the PostGIS SQL routines
psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql-8.3-postgis/lwpostgis.sql
psql -d template_postgis -f /usr/share/postgresql-8.3-postgis/spatial_ref_sys.sql

# Enable users to alter spatial tables
psql -d template_postgis -c "GRANT ALL ON geometry_columns TO PUBLIC;"
psql -d template_postgis -c "GRANT ALL ON spatial_ref_sys TO PUBLIC;"
exit

# Create database from template
createdb -T template_postgis dbasename