Re: postgresql 6.5.3 vs. debian

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 03:21:20PM -0500, Jeff Noxon wrote:
> Why, pray tell, are you trying to install RedHat postgresql RPMs on a Debian
> system?  Debian has postgresql 6.5.3 already, in frozen.  What you are doing
> with RPMs is just asking for trouble.
> 
> The easiest thing to do is just upgrade your whole system to frozen.  If you
> can't, then set up apt (/etc/apt/sources.list) to access your nearest mirror
> and run "apt-get install postgresql" ... this should upgrade just postgresql
> and the parts of your system it depends on.

Yes, and make sure you dump your old postgres database before upgrade.
The newer postgresql uses a different binary format.

> On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 03:10:35PM -0500, w trillich wrote:
> > aaugh!
> > 
> > i'm having my fourth day of troubles trying to upgrade
> > my 6.3 pgsql (came on the debian cd) to 6.5.3, and i'm hoping
> > someone might have the insight i need to get over this hurdle...
> > 
> > these are the postgres files i'd love to install:
> >         postgresql-6.5.3-3.i386.rpm
> > or
> >         postgresql-devel-6.5.3-3.i386.rpm
> >         postgresql-perl-6.5.3-3.i386.rpm
> >         postgresql-server-6.5.3-3.i386.rpm
> >         postgresql-test-6.5.3-3.i386.rpm
> > onto
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