random

pg_random : random data generator

Overview

ID	Extension	Package	Version	Category	License	Language
4790	random	pg_random	`2.0.0`	FUNC	PostgreSQL	C

Attribute	Has Binary	Has Library	Need Load	Has DDL	Relocatable	Trusted
--s-d-r	No	Yes	No	Yes	yes	no

Relationships
See Also	permuteseq tsm_system_rows tsm_system_time pg_idkit sequential_uuids

Packages

Type	Repo	Version	PG Major Compatibility	Package Pattern	Dependencies
EXT	PIGSTY	`2.0.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_random`	-
RPM	PIGSTY	`2.0.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_random_$v*`	-
DEB	PIGSTY	`2.0.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`postgresql-$v-random`	-

Linux / PG	PG18	PG17	PG16	PG15	PG14	PG13
el8.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
el8.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
el9.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
el9.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
el10.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
el10.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d12.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d12.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d13.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d13.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u22.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u22.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u24.x86_64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u24.aarch64	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.7 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_18`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_18-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.2 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	20.0 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.6 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.1 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	21.1 KiB	postgresql-18-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.7 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_17`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_17-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	20.0 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.9 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	21.0 KiB	postgresql-17-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.7 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_16`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_16-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.2 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	20.0 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.9 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	21.0 KiB	postgresql-16-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.2 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.8 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_15`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_15-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.7 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.5 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.2 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	21.1 KiB	postgresql-15-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.1 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.8 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_14`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	16.9 KiB	pg_random_14-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	20.1 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.7 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.2 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	21.0 KiB	postgresql-14-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	16.8 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_random_13`	`2.0.0`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	17.0 KiB	pg_random_13-2.0.0-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	20.3 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	19.9 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	20.4 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	19.9 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	21.7 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	21.4 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	21.3 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-random`	`2.0.0`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	20.8 KiB	postgresql-13-random_2.0.0-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Source

Repository

github.com/tvondra/random

Source Tarball

random-2.0.0-dev.tar.gz

pig build pkg pg_random;		# build rpm / deb with pig

Install

Make sure PGDG and PIGSTY repo available:

pig repo add pgdg pigsty -u   # add both repo and update cache

Install this extension with pig:

pig install pg_random;		# install via package name, for the active PG version
pig install random;		# install by extension name, for the current active PG version

pig install random -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig install random -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig install random -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig install random -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig install random -v 14;   # install for PG 14
pig install random -v 13;   # install for PG 13

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION random;

Last updated on 2025-11-10

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