Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA
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Msg-id 511C2466.5090600@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 02/13/2013 03:34 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
>> Folks,
>> I was just setting up a new PostgreSQL ubuntu server, and was kind of
>> stunned by the unnecessary complexity of the install instructions at
>> http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.  Also, they don't work.
> 
>> If we're going to move our users to apt.postgresql.org, we really need
>> to provide a PPA for easy install.  Until we do that, we shouldn't
>> deprecate Martin's backports, which are easy to install and well-maintained.
> 
> Uh ... why would we be "deprecating" Martin's packages at all?

If you access Martin's PPA today, you'll get a message that they're soon
being deprecated and you should switch to apt.postgresql.org.


-- 
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com



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