Thats great news. Thanks to everyone involved.
On 13 Feb 2014, at 4:40 AM, Dave Cottlehuber <d...@thecouchfirm.com> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I’m delighted to announce the availability of Apache CouchDB Ubuntu > Precise (12.04) packages, with integrated upstart support. > > These have been contributed with support from Mobius Medical Systems, > LP [1], who use Apache CouchDB in their product Mobius3D/FX for > oncology and radiology, and funded the development of this work > through the Couch Firm [2]. > > This would not have been possible without the assistance of Jason > DeRose (who has lead the 1.5.0 package going into the next Ubuntu > Trusty release), and Noah Slater, who was surprised on reviewing the > package to find so much of his original work there ;-). > > Installation should be straightforward, usual caveats around making > backup before upgrading precautions apply, noting that between 1.0.1 > and 1.5.0 there are a number of key changes, including the on-disk > data format used by the .couch files was upgraded. Although it > *should* keep your dbs intact and do the right thing for your > local.ini files, always have a backup - or two! > > ```shell > sudo apt-get install python-software-properties -y > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:couchdb/stable -y > sudo apt-get update -y > # remove any existing couchdb > sudo apt-get remove couchdb couchdb-bin couchdb-common -yf > # see my shiny 1.5.0 goodness > sudo apt-get install -V couchdb > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > couchdb-bin (1.5.0-0ubuntu2) > couchdb-common (1.5.0-0ubuntu2) > couchdb (1.5.0-0ubuntu2) > … Y … > > # manage via upstart > sudo stop couchdb > couchdb stop/waiting > sudo start couchdb > couchdb start/running, process 3541 > … > ``` > > You can of course modify or duplicate the /etc/init/couchdb.conf > script, to support running multiple couchdb instances or users on the > same box. > > Note there's also a `couchdb/dev` ppa which will be used for testing > and updating the next release, e.g. the upcoming 1.6.0, before > switching it over to the stable branch once it's had enough eyes on > it. > > Feedback welcome! > > A+ > Dave > d...@thecouchfirm.com > d...@jsonified.com > d...@apache.org > > [1]: http://www.mobiusmed.com/ > [2]: http://thecouchfirm.com/
