Re: Upgrading to Buster but keeping Postgresql-9.6

["Phil Endecott" <phil_llxjo_endecott@chezphil.org>]

Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Lu, 08 iul 19, 20:02:36, Phil Endecott wrote:
> > Dear Experts,
> >
> > Does anyone have any advice about the possibility of upgrading
> > systems from Stretch to Buster, but keeping Postgresql-9.6 for
> > the time being?
>
> Is upgrading to buster a necessity? Stretch will be supported by Debian 
> for one more year and probably some more by the LTS effort.

Indeed, not upgrading to Buster is a possibility.  Also upgrading PostgreSQL
to version 11 is a possibility.  I think I understand the issues with each
of those options, but I don't have a good understanding of the issues with
trying to keep pg-9.6 on Buster.

(There doesn't seem to be a Debian-Postgresql mailing list, hmmm.)


Phil.