Re: tar.z or rpms - newbie question

I am also a newbie. I found the PostgreSQL
installation documentation informative and easy to
follow. Even if you wait for an rpm, I'd suggest that
you review the configuration options in the
installation instructions.

Andrew

--- Bob Hartung <rwhart(at)netexpress(dot)net> 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

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