Re: Questions about the Debian Package version of pgAdmin

On Sun, Jan 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM Nick <lists2(at)ageofdream(dot)com> wrote:

>
> I sent this to the PgAdmin list but didn't get any replies. Not sure
> how many people are on that list, but since these questions are general
> enough, I figure someone on the main list will know:
>
> I'm using the apt repository version for Debian 12 (Bookworm). I'm also
> using Ansible to manage the server, and I have some questions about the
> pgAdmin Debian package version.
>
> 1. If we're using the pgAdmin DEB repo, will `apt-update` always update
> pgAdmin to the latest major version? ie. Will we be doing an upgrade
> every four weeks?
>

Debian's Stable repos *never* (well, very very rarely) upgrade the
version. It's always bug fixes, and why Stable software can get soooo old.

> 2. Should `sudo /usr/pgadmin4/bin/setup-web.sh` be run every time `apt-
> update` runs, or only once?
>

I doubt it, since you're not setting things up just for a patch.

> 3. Since the package is also installing Apache for us and configuring
> it, is there a safe way for us to modify the Apache config without
> breaking updates?
>
> We'd like to enable TLS for Apache, but in a way that doesn't break
> anything each time the setup playbook runs and updates PgAdmin.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>

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