Thread: RE: [INTERFACES] problem with postgres example databse package in stall

We tried this and it didn't work.  Could you please suggest something else?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Thomas Lockhart [SMTP:lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu]
> Sent:    Friday, May 21, 1999 9:00 AM
> To:    robertC@opmr.com
> Cc:    pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:    Re: [INTERFACES] problem with postgres example databse
> package install
> 
> > Hi I am having trouble installing the following package:
> >
> http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/rhcn/i386/postgresql-rhcn-data-6.4.2-3.i386.
> ht
> > ml.
> 
> I don't know the origins of this RPM, but you can force an
> installation by using
> 
>   rpm -Uvh --force packagefilename
> 
> Since you've already uninstalled, this shouldn't cause more damage to
> your rpm database (which btw shouldn't be sensitive to rpm package
> contents??) and I would expect that it would uninstall cleanly
> afterwards.
> 
> I usually add a "--test" option before forcing an installation, just
> to catch any other potential problems.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
>                         - Thomas
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Lockhart                lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
> South Pasadena, California
> 

> We tried this and it didn't work.  Could you please suggest something else?

Well, install from sources. It works, and is straight forward. You
should install into /opt/postgres if'n you want my opinion.

Don't know anything about the rpm you are looking at, and don't know
what "didn't work" actually means. Sorry.
                   - Tom

-- 
Thomas Lockhart                lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California