Dave, are you up for doing a blog post? On 13 February 2014 10:19, Andy Wenk <a...@nms.de> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > wow super awesome! We need to spread this to the social media channels. And > furthermore I suggest to write a blog post. I can do that if no one > disagrees. > > Thanks a lot :) > > Cheers > > Andy > > On 13 February 2014 10:03, Garren Smith <gar...@apache.org> wrote: > >> 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/ >> >> > > > -- > Andy Wenk > Hamburg - Germany > RockIt! > > http://www.couchdb-buch.de > http://www.pg-praxisbuch.de > > GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > > https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
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