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Re: Upgrading to Buster but keeping Postgresql-9.6



On 9/07/19 9:24 AM, Phil Endecott wrote:
> 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.

Another option is to switch to using the pgdg repo for 9.6:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt

I'm not sure if there are any implications of switching the packages for
the same version - I don't think so. I believe they're packaged by the
same person.

Richard

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