Am Mittwoch, 23. April 2008 schrieb Ivan Sergio Borgonovo:
> I'd like to know if anyone has experience in using postgresql 8.3 for
> amd64.
There are probably thousands of people with that experience.
> How did you set up your apt config/source.list to just install the
> minimum required to install 8.3 and php drivers?
I'd say follow the instructions on backports.org.
> Considering I'm not concerned of a "short" downtime and the DB is
> pretty small what were your steps to safely upgrade on a production
> box? (that mean I can just backup and restore and avoid more
> complicated configurations involving slony).
That depends on what your production box currently runs.
> Is there a way to prepare for a safe "roll back" to the previous
> version? Does the backported package let you keep installed the
> previous version?
That also depends on which package/version your production box currently runs.
