Thread: Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:59:24AM -0700, Jim Cunning wrote:
> I configured the PGDG repository and tried to install postgresql-10 on my
> kubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop system, but apt refused to install it because of
> unsatisfied dependencies.  I then installed kubuntu 22.04 LTS on a backup
> system and was able to install postgresql-10 there.  I was able to use pg_dump
> to recover all the data and move it to the replacement server running ubuntu
> 24.04 LTS with postgresql-16.  All should be good.  Thanks for the help.

Uh, newer vesions of pg_dump should be able to dump from a PG 10
cluster.

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> 
> On 6/10/25 13:17, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> 
>     On 6/10/25 13:14, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> 
>         On 6/10/25 13:01, Jim Cunning wrote:
> 
>             I had a Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system with a postgresql version 10
>             database, and the system became unbootable.  The database was
>             stored in /var/lib/postgresql/10/main and I was able to recover the
>             entire contents of the data in that directory and below.  I now
>             have a system running ubuntu 24.04 LTS with postgresql version 16.
> 
>             I obviously no longer have a running version 10 server, so I cannot
>             use pg_dump to retrieve the data.  I have placed the recovered
>             version files in /var/lib/postgresql/10/main on my new system,
>             alongside the /var/lib/postgresql/16/main that was created when I
>             installed postgresql.  I have tried several iterations of the
>             pg_upgradecluster command, a Python script provided by Ubuntu, but
>             it says it cannot find the database files.
> 
>             I also see from the postgresql wiki pages that there is a
>             pg_upgrade utility program, but cannot find in any of the
>             Ubuntu-provided installation files.  Can anyone provide some
>             guidance on how I might proceed?
> 
> 
>         1) Do:
> 
>         man pg_upgradecluster
> 
>         2) Assuming you used the PGDG repos to install Postgres you can do:
> 
>         sudo apt install postgresql-10
> 
>         to get a Postgres 10 install. I would move the /var/lib/postgresql/10/
>         main you created out of the way and then move the contents back in to
>         the installed version.
> 
> 
>     Forgot to say, be sure and retain a copy of the original 10 $DATADIR
>     somewhere where you can fetch it should the above not work as planned.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>             Thanks in advance.
> 
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> 

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Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

From
Adrian Klaver
Date:
On 6/11/25 12:53, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:59:24AM -0700, Jim Cunning wrote:
>> I configured the PGDG repository and tried to install postgresql-10 on my
>> kubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop system, but apt refused to install it because of
>> unsatisfied dependencies.  I then installed kubuntu 22.04 LTS on a backup
>> system and was able to install postgresql-10 there.  I was able to use pg_dump
>> to recover all the data and move it to the replacement server running ubuntu
>> 24.04 LTS with postgresql-16.  All should be good.  Thanks for the help.
> 
> Uh, newer vesions of pg_dump should be able to dump from a PG 10
> cluster.
> 

The issue is the OP just had the $DATADIR and no Postgres 10 binaries to 
run an instance.

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Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 01:07:11PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 
>     On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:59:24AM -0700, Jim Cunning wrote:
>     > I configured the PGDG repository and tried to install postgresql-10 on my
>     > kubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop system, but apt refused to install it because
>     of
>     > unsatisfied dependencies.  I then installed kubuntu 22.04 LTS on a backup
>     > system and was able to install postgresql-10 there.  I was able to use
>     pg_dump
>     > to recover all the data and move it to the replacement server running
>     ubuntu
>     > 24.04 LTS with postgresql-16.  All should be good.  Thanks for the help.
> 
>     Uh, newer vesions of pg_dump should be able to dump from a PG 10
>     cluster.
> 
> 
> 
> A running cluster, yes.  Apparently the PGDG packaging for PG10 is incompatible
> with Kubuntu 24.04 thus no running cluster.  It worked in 22.04.  Given that
> PG10 was obsolete when 24.04 came out this isn’t a shock to me.

Oh, wow, yeah, good point.

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Re: pg_upgradecluster version 10 to 16 question

From
Adrian Klaver
Date:
On 6/11/25 13:07, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us 
> <mailto:bruce@momjian.us>> wrote:
> 
>     On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:59:24AM -0700, Jim Cunning wrote:
>      > I configured the PGDG repository and tried to install
>     postgresql-10 on my
>      > kubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop system, but apt refused to install it
>     because of
>      > unsatisfied dependencies.  I then installed kubuntu 22.04 LTS on
>     a backup
>      > system and was able to install postgresql-10 there.  I was able
>     to use pg_dump
>      > to recover all the data and move it to the replacement server
>     running ubuntu
>      > 24.04 LTS with postgresql-16.  All should be good.  Thanks for
>     the help.
> 
>     Uh, newer vesions of pg_dump should be able to dump from a PG 10
>     cluster.
> 
> 
> A running cluster, yes.  Apparently the PGDG packaging for PG10 is 
> incompatible with Kubuntu 24.04 thus no running cluster.  It worked in 
> 22.04.  Given that PG10 was obsolete when 24.04 came out this isn’t a 
> shock to me.

That is what is confusing me.

This:

https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/dists/noble-pgdg/10/

indicates it is at least expected to install.

> 
> David J.
> 

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