Thread: ubuntu packages for 8.4
I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories. Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to 8.4 or creating a new package for it. I'd rather use the packages than to compile it myself. If anybody has an argument as to why I should compile it I am all ears. TIA.
2009/7/9 Tim Uckun <timuckun@gmail.com>
-- I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories.
Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to
8.4 or creating a new package for it.
I'd rather use the packages than to compile it myself. If anybody has
an argument as to why I should compile it I am all ears.
I just forwarded your message to Martin Pitt, he's the package maintain for Postgres for Ubuntu (and Debian, I believe). I don't know if this is planned for Karmic Koala (to be released in October).
- Bret
Tim Uckun wrote: > I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories. > > Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to > 8.4 or creating a new package for it. > > I'd rather use the packages than to compile it myself. If anybody has > an argument as to why I should compile it I am all ears. > > TIA. > I was looking for this the other day. I found it in lenny backports, but I haven't tried it yet. http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backports/postgresql-8.4
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Tim Uckun<timuckun@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories. > > Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to > 8.4 or creating a new package for it. The postgresql-8.4 packages arrived in 9.10 (Karmic) about two hours ago. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4 Assuming you are not running the 9.10 prerelease, you may want to request a backport to whatever Ubuntu release you are running - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackport. This should be no drama. Major postgresql releases always get a new package. This allows you to have multiple major versions installed and running simultaneously. -- Stuart Bishop <stuart@stuartbishop.net> http://www.stuartbishop.net/
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Stuart Bishop<stuart@stuartbishop.net> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Tim Uckun<timuckun@gmail.com> wrote: >> I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories. >> >> Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to >> 8.4 or creating a new package for it. > > The postgresql-8.4 packages arrived in 9.10 (Karmic) about two hours > ago. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4 > > Assuming you are not running the 9.10 prerelease, you may want to > request a backport to whatever Ubuntu release you are running - > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackport. This should be no > drama. > > Major postgresql releases always get a new package. This allows you to > have multiple major versions installed and running simultaneously. > Awesome. Thanks a lot for the information.
On 2009-07-10, Tim Uckun <timuckun@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't see any ubuntu packages for 8.4 in the default repositories. > > Does anybody know if they will be upgrading the postgresql package to > 8.4 or creating a new package for it. As 8.4 is not data-compatible with 8.3, it will be a new package. if ubuntu are usiung pg-wrapper (like debian does) you will be able to install both at the same time using the normal package manager. > I'd rather use the packages than to compile it myself. If anybody has > an argument as to why I should compile it I am all ears. you should wait. 8.4 is in debian now so should be in ubuntu RSN.
On Monday 13. July 2009, Jasen Betts wrote: >you should wait. 8.4 is in debian now so should be in ubuntu RSN. One day I'm sure it will even be available in Gentoo. *sigh* -- Leif Biberg Kristensen | Registered Linux User #338009 Me And My Database: http://solumslekt.org/blog/