Re: Trouble installing PostGIS on Amazon Linux server

On 2/14/2016 7:45 PM, Augori wrote:
> This matches what Steve was seeing on this page:
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/postgis-users/2014-August/039520.html
> But his question seemed to reach a dead end without resolution.

must be something specific about amazon. I'm on a centos 6.recent box,
and ran..

[root(at)new ~]# yum install postgis2_93
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirrors.sonic.net
* epel: linux.mirrors.es.net
* extras: centos.vwtonline.net
* nux-dextop: mirror.li.nux.ro
* updates: centos.mirrors.hoobly.com
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package postgis2_93.x86_64 0:2.1.8-1.rhel6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: postgis-client = 2.1.8-1.rhel6 for package:
postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: json-c for package:
postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libjson-c.so.2()(64bit) for package:
postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package json-c.x86_64 0:0.11-12.el6 will be installed
---> Package postgis2_93-client.x86_64 0:2.1.8-1.rhel6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==========================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==========================================================================
Installing:
postgis2_93 x86_64 2.1.8-1.rhel6 pgdg93 6.4 M
Installing for dependencies:
json-c x86_64 0.11-12.el6 base 51 k
postgis2_93-client x86_64 2.1.8-1.rhel6 pgdg93 124 k

Transaction Summary
==================================================================
Install 3 Package(s)

Total download size: 6.6 M
Installed size: 54 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): json-c-0.11-12.el6.x86_64.rpm | 51 kB 00:00
(2/3): postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm | 6.4 MB 00:01
(3/3): postgis2_93-client-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm | 124 kB 00:00
---------------------------------------------------------
Total 4.6 MB/s | 6.6 MB 00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing :
json-c-0.11-12.el6.x86_64 1/3
Installing :
postgis2_93-client-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64 2/3
Installing :
postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64 3/3
Verifying :
json-c-0.11-12.el6.x86_64 1/3
Verifying :
postgis2_93-client-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64 2/3
Verifying :
postgis2_93-2.1.8-1.rhel6.x86_64 3/3

Installed:
postgis2_93.x86_64 0:2.1.8-1.rhel6

Dependency Installed:
json-c.x86_64 0:0.11-12.el6 postgis2_93-client.x86_64 0:2.1.8-1.rhel6

Complete!

[root(at)new ~]# ls -l /usr/lib64/libpop*
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 24 May 21 2014
/usr/lib64/libpoppler-glib.so.4 -> libpoppler-glib.so.4.0.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 213736 Jun 24 2011
/usr/lib64/libpoppler-glib.so.4.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 19 May 21 2014 /usr/lib64/libpoppler.so.5
-> libpoppler.so.5.0.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1947720 Jun 24 2011 /usr/lib64/libpoppler.so.5.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 1 2014 /usr/lib64/libpopt.so ->
../../lib64/libpopt.so.0.0.0
[root(at)new ~]# rpm -qf /usr/lib64/libpoppler.so.5
poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1.x86_64

and poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm is in the base repository.

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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz