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

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
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 23:40:22
Message-ID: 511C2466.5090600@agliodbs.com
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On 02/13/2013 03:34 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> 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?

If you access Martin's PPA today, you'll get a message that they're soon
being deprecated and you should switch to apt.postgresql.org.

--
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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