Re: tar.z or rpms - newbie question

I would install postgresql by RPMs
It puts things in standard places

eg:- If your Apache server, etc is installed in RPM's you should do the same
for postgresql.]

Looking forward toyour feedback.

dannyh

dannyH(at)idx(dot)copm(dot)au

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bob Hartung wrote:
> Hi,
> I am relatively new to Linux and absolutely new to PostGresql, PHP,
> Apache. I am going to install these on a New RH 6.2 install. As RH
> does not necessarily place files where other distros do, should I always
> wait until the RPMs are avialable or should I live with the tar.z
> distribution forms and say "ta hell" with RH's deviation from what I
> perceive to the the remainder of the Linux community?
>
> I am aware that this may seem like flame bait, but once I install I
> would like to concentrate on learning PG and PHP for web applications
> and not fiddle with file locations.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Bob Hartung