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 Availability	Package Pattern	Dependencies
EL	PIGSTY	`2.0.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_random_$v*`	-
Debian	PIGSTY	`2.0.0`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`postgresql-$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	MISS	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d12.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
d13.x86_64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
d13.aarch64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
u22.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u22.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u24.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0	PIGSTY 2.0.0
u24.aarch64	MISS	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

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	`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	21.1 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	20.3 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	`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	21.1 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	`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	`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	`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 get random; # get random source code
pig build dep random; # install build dependencies
pig build pkg random; # build extension rpm or deb
pig build ext random; # build extension rpms

Install

To add the required PGDG / PIGSTY upstream repository, use:

pig repo add pgsql -u   # add PGDG + Pigsty repo and update cache (leave existing repos)

Install this extension with:

pig ext install random; # install by extension name, for the current active PG version
pig ext install pg_random; # install via package alias, for the active PG version
pig ext install random -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig ext install random -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig ext install random -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig ext install random -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig ext install random -v 14;   # install for PG 14
pig ext install random -v 13;   # install for PG 13

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION random;

Last updated on 2025-11-02

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