Thread: Installing the latest 8.1.1 rpms question.
Hi, I just downloaded the 8.1.1 rpms for FC4 from postgresql.org. It appears that removing the existing rpms will require also removing a number of dependencies. (That what Synaptics asserts...) Is it possible to use a "rpm -Uvh *" to overwrite the existing 8.1.0 rpms from postgresql.org? and not have to reload all of the other bits and pieces? Jerry
Jerry LeVan wrote: > Hi, > > I just downloaded the 8.1.1 rpms for FC4 from postgresql.org. > > It appears that removing the existing rpms will require also > removing a number of dependencies. (That what Synaptics asserts...) > > Is it possible to use a "rpm -Uvh *" to overwrite the existing > 8.1.0 rpms from postgresql.org? and not have to reload all of > the other bits and pieces? That should work just fine. You shouldn't need to dump/reload either, although I always do where possible. Don't forget when 8.2 comes out and you want to upgrade you will NEED to pg_dump your data first and then restore it. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd
On Dec 14, 2005, at 3:15 AM, Richard Huxton wrote: > Jerry LeVan wrote: >> Hi, >> I just downloaded the 8.1.1 rpms for FC4 from postgresql.org. >> It appears that removing the existing rpms will require also >> removing a number of dependencies. (That what Synaptics asserts...) >> Is it possible to use a "rpm -Uvh *" to overwrite the existing >> 8.1.0 rpms from postgresql.org? and not have to reload all of >> the other bits and pieces? > > That should work just fine. You shouldn't need to dump/reload > either, although I always do where possible. > > Don't forget when 8.2 comes out and you want to upgrade you will > NEED to pg_dump your data first and then restore it. > > -- > Richard Huxton > Archonet Ltd Oh well, I chickened out and rm'ed the existing rpms and noted which dependencies were deleted via pencil and paper. I then installed the new rpms and reinstalled the previous dependencies. I think it probably took less time to build and install from source on my mac than going with the rpm route :) Thanks, Jerry
Hi, On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 08:16 -0500, Jerry LeVan wrote: > Oh well, I chickened out and rm'ed the existing rpms and noted which > dependencies were deleted via pencil and paper. > > I then installed the new rpms and reinstalled the previous dependencies. Why didn't you use rpm -Uvh? That would for for 8.1.0-8.1.1 upgrade. Also I'd not use Synaptics for various reasons. We have a document about RPM installation. You may refer to that document next time: http://pgfoundry.org/docman/?group_id=1000048 egards, -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: PL/php, plPerlNG - http://www.commandprompt.com/