Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Martin Pitt <mpitt(at)debian(dot)org>
Subject: Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA
Date: 2013-02-13 23:34:00
Message-ID: 19385.1360798440@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> Folks,
> I was just setting up a new PostgreSQL ubuntu server, and was kind of
> stunned by the unnecessary complexity of the install instructions at
> http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/. Also, they don't work.

> If we're going to move our users to apt.postgresql.org, we really need
> to provide a PPA for easy install. Until we do that, we shouldn't
> deprecate Martin's backports, which are easy to install and well-maintained.

Uh ... why would we be "deprecating" Martin's packages at all?

regards, tom lane

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