Hi all, Apologies if this is too close to similar queries.
I would like to install PostgreSQL 7.x on potato, but it's not available until woody. I've thought about several options: - upgrade to woody - install the woody package on potato - compile from the woody source package on potato and install that - ignore debian and compile from original source, and install in /usr/local Any comments on these? Are there others I've missed? I'm reluctant to upgrade to woody, as stability of this box is quite important - it will be inaccessible (physically) most of the time (telehoused). Or is this an unnecessary worry? I gather that installing binary debs across releases is dangerous, but that installing from source is OK? I guess installing in /usr/local should be safe enough, but I might have problems with other things that depend on it. But will I have problems anyway with potato packages depending on 6.x and finding 7.x? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Richard
