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

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
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 23:26:00
Message-ID: 511C2108.10006@commandprompt.com
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On 02/13/2013 03:05 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> 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.

I just looked at this and I have to agree with Josh. This is really
quite... wow.

JD

>

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