Re: AW: Linux package upgrade without dependency conflicts

On 11/20/20 1:38 AM, Zwettler Markus (OIZ) wrote:
> Any hints on this one?

Are you sure the Postgres packages are coming from the PGDG repos and
not the RH repos?

What are the dependency conflicts?

>
> Thanks, Markus
>
> *Von:*Zwettler Markus (OIZ) <Markus(dot)Zwettler(at)zuerich(dot)ch>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 19. November 2020 14:50
> *An:* pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
> *Betreff:* Linux package upgrade without dependency conflicts
>
> We run Postgres 9.6 + 12 Community Edition on RHEL7 which we install
> directly out of the PGDG channels using RPMs. We also run Patroni
> installed with RPMs provided by Github.
>
> Currently we have major dependency conflicts with each quarterly Linux
> package upgrade (yum upgrade), especially on PostGIS and Patroni.
>
> I was told that there will be no dependency conflicts anymore when we
> install Postgres from sourcecode and Patroni with pip.
>
> Is that correct? Because all Linux packages required by Postgres will
> continue to be updated.
>
> -Markus
>

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