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uninstall postgres completely
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2748607/how-to-thoroughly-purge-and-reinstall-postgresql-on-ubuntu
1. apt-get --purge remove postgresql\*
to remove everything PostgreSQL from your system. Just purging the postgres package isn't enough since it's just an empty meta-package.
Once all PostgreSQL packages have been removed, run:
2. rm -r /etc/postgresql/
3. rm -r /etc/postgresql-common/
4. rm -r /var/lib/postgresql/
5. userdel -r postgres
6. groupdel postgres
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