diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,3 +11,20 @@
      -- Do stuff
      stop tempDB
 ```
+
+#Installation
+
+## macOS
+```
+$ brew install postgres
+$ cabal install tmp-postgres
+```
+
+## Ubuntu
+
+Ubuntu's PostgreSQL installation does not put `initdb` on the PATH. We need to add it manually.
+
+```
+$ sudo apt-get install postgresql-VERSION
+$ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/postgresql/VERSION/bin/" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
+```
diff --git a/src/Database/Postgres/Temp.hs b/src/Database/Postgres/Temp.hs
--- a/src/Database/Postgres/Temp.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Postgres/Temp.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 The start methods use a config based on the one used by [pg_tmp](http://ephemeralpg.org/), but can be overriden
 by in different values to the first argument of the start functions.
 
+WARNING!!
+Ubuntu's PostgreSQL installation does not put @initdb@ on the @PATH@. We need to add it manually.
+The necessary binaries are in the @\/usr\/lib\/postgresql\/VERSION\/bin\/@ directory, and should be added to the @PATH@
+
+ > echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/postgresql/VERSION/bin/" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
+
+
+
 -}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards, LambdaCase, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 module Database.Postgres.Temp
diff --git a/tmp-postgres.cabal b/tmp-postgres.cabal
--- a/tmp-postgres.cabal
+++ b/tmp-postgres.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                tmp-postgres
-version:             0.1.0.4
+version:             0.1.0.5
 synopsis: Start and stop a temporary postgres for testing
 description:
  This module provides functions greating a temporary postgres instance on a random port for testing.
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@
  The are few different methods for starting @postgres@ which provide different
  methods of dealing with @stdout@ and @stderr@.
  .
- The start methods use a config based on the one used by [pg_tmp](http://ephemeralpg.org/), but can be overriden
+ The start methods use a config based on the one used by pg_tmp (http://ephemeralpg.org/), but can be overriden
  by in different values to the first argument of the start functions.
+ .
+ WARNING!!
+ Ubuntu's PostgreSQL installation does not put @initdb@ on the @PATH@. We need to add it manually. The necessary binaries are in the @\/usr\/lib\/postgresql\/VERSION\/bin\/@ directory, and should be added to the @PATH@
+ .
+ > echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/postgresql/VERSION/bin/" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
+ .
 homepage:            https://github.com/jfischoff/tmp-postgres#readme
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE