Thread: Which RPM for RH Linux ES 4? PGDB or RH?

Hi,

I have to install PGSQL 7.4.13 under RH Linux Entreprise Server 4, and I can
apparently use either the rpm "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-1PGDG.i686.rpm" from
the Postgresql Development Group, or use the rpm
"postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-2.RHEL4.1.i386" from Redhat itself.

What is the best to do?

Thanks,

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On Tuesday 30 May 2006 09:39, "Philippe Lang" <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have to install PGSQL 7.4.13 under RH Linux Entreprise Server 4, and I
> can apparently use either the rpm "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-1PGDG.i686.rpm"
> from the Postgresql Development Group, or use the rpm
> "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-2.RHEL4.1.i386" from Redhat itself.
>
> What is the best to do?
>

The best thing, if you have the choice, would be to download the 8.1.4 RPMs
from postgresql.org and run those.  Or run the 8.1.4 RPMs from the CentOS 4
testing repo, which include a compatibility library from an older version,
that some other RHEL 4 binaries depend on.

If you have to run 7.4, though, you might as well run the ones Red Hat
ships.  I doubt they support any other config.

--
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the idea of "freedom" really is? - Russ Nelson

"Philippe Lang" <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch> writes:
> I have to install PGSQL 7.4.13 under RH Linux Entreprise Server 4, and I can
> apparently use either the rpm "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-1PGDG.i686.rpm" from
> the Postgresql Development Group, or use the rpm
> "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-2.RHEL4.1.i386" from Redhat itself.
> What is the best to do?

They are the same thing to within measurement error ;-).  Or at least,
if you find an important difference, feel free to tell off Devrim or me
respectively.

But I agree with Alan's point: if you are running RHEL at all, it's
probably because you want Red Hat support, and Red Hat won't support
RPMs not built by Red Hat.

            regards, tom lane

Hi,

I only run RHEL because of the "progress" database, running on this server.
Technical support for progress is only available when servers are running
RHEL, so that's why we are running this OS. But if I had the choice, I would
have installed freebsd there...

Alan, you are right, it's time maybe to try migrating from Postgresql 7 to
8. I'll try that...

Thanks

Philippe

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Envoyé : mercredi, 31. mai 2006 05:42
À : Philippe Lang
Cc : pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Objet : Re: [GENERAL] Which RPM for RH Linux ES 4? PGDB or RH?

"Philippe Lang" <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch> writes:
> I have to install PGSQL 7.4.13 under RH Linux Entreprise Server 4, and
> I can apparently use either the rpm
> "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-1PGDG.i686.rpm" from the Postgresql
> Development Group, or use the rpm "postgresql-XXXX-7.4.13-2.RHEL4.1.i386"
from Redhat itself.
> What is the best to do?

They are the same thing to within measurement error ;-).  Or at least, if
you find an important difference, feel free to tell off Devrim or me
respectively.

But I agree with Alan's point: if you are running RHEL at all, it's probably
because you want Red Hat support, and Red Hat won't support RPMs not built
by Red Hat.

            regards, tom lane