On Friday 09 January 2004 15:02, Nicos Gollan wrote: > On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 14:24:33 +0000 > > Richard Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Running sid. postgresql is now 7.4, but won't open until I > > upgrade the database, which I can't without 7.3. What do I do? > > You can specify a version when calling apt-get, read the manpage for > info on that.
Yes, I did try but sources.list would have had to be altered, and I was unsure which of the many entries to change. So I opted to try the other suggestion: > > You can also get the packages at > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/postgresql/ > and install with dpkg. this is what happened: ----------------------- dpkg -i /home/richard/files/temp/postgres*.deb dpkg - warning: downgrading postgresql-client from 7.4.1-1 to 7.3.4-9. (Reading database ... 148728 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace postgresql-client 7.4.1-1 (using .../ postgresql-client_7.3.4-9_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement postgresql-client ... dpkg - warning: downgrading postgresql from 7.4.1-1 to 7.3.4-9. dpkg: regarding .../postgresql_7.3.4-9_i386.deb containing postgresql: libpgtcl conflicts with postgresql (<< 7.4) postgresql (version 7.3.4-9) is to be installed. dpkg: error processing /home/richard/files/temp/ postgresql_7.3.4-9_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing postgresql Setting up postgresql-client (7.3.4-9) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /home/richard/files/temp/postgresql_7.3.4-9_i386.deb ---------------------------- Anyone help me out here. Is it saying I have to find an earlier version of libpgtcl somewhere? And if so, where? -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
