Re: Best Open Source OS for Postgresql

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On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 08:18, Tony Shelver <tshelver(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

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> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 08:04, Tony Shelver <tshelver(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 31 Jan 2023 at 15:10, Marc Millas <marc(dot)millas(at)mokadb(dot)com> wrote:
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>>> Sorry for inappropriate "reply".
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>>> if you do check the debian postgis repo, you ll find that its NOT
>>> possible to choose a postgis version.
>>> its possible for postgis 2.4 and 2.5, then ALL 3.x versions are
>>> inaccessible but one, that did change from time to time.
>>> (you MUST ask for postgis 3 without being able to ask for 3.0 or 3.1
>>> or... its like asking for postgres 9 without .5 or .6)
>>> 2 of my customers reverse to a RH family linux because they have been
>>> unable to install the requested postgres/postgis version on debian.
>>> when I did ask the team, the reply was: we cannot package for all cross
>>> possibilities (ie. 5 postgres x 6 postgis, less some impossibilities
>>> according to postgis matrix)
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> Maybe I am not understanding this, but have you checked the UbuntuGIS
> source? I know not pure Debian, but...
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> Sent before complete:
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> UbuntuGIS stable shows PostGIS 2.4 and 2.5 available, as well as 3.1 and
> 3.2 :
> https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntugis/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+index?batch=75&memo=75&start=75
> Got this link from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS via
> https://postgis.net/install/
> Also note that UbuntuGIS is based off the DebianGIS project:
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis
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> We run both Ubuntu and Centos servers. The change to Centos licensing has
> led us to support it only for one specific application that is embedded in
> Centos that we are trying to end-of-life ASAP. At least Ubuntu server has
> a 5 year support window, and Ubuntu has now announced a limited 'free' Pro
> option for smaller businesses that provides a 10 year window.
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> Regards
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