On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, p-thilts wrote:
>
> You said you were running 6.5.3-6 on a 6.1 box but it was not clear to me
> whether you installed rpms downloaded from the Postgresql web site or if
> they were included in the Red Hat vs 6.1 distribution you installed. I
> suspect they were included in the 6.1 distribution because a number of people
> responded saying Postgresql version was 6.5.3-x for Redhat 6.1 and 6.2.
> Therefore maybe they are the same as those rpms on the Postgresql web site -
> but not necessarily. Also, you did not indicate if you were running the
> fully featured Postgresql with perl, tcl, servers and clients, etc.
> Basically, that's why I left the question standing with Peter.
whew. You are thinking way too hard about all this :)
I happened to intall the 6.5.3-6.src.rpm from the 6.2
distribution. Why? because I had a need for postgresql the other evening
and that was handy (and I assumed pretty recent).
Perhaps one thing that may not be clear to you is that *most* newer
versions of rpms can be run just fine on older versions of Red Hat,
*especially* if you build them on that platform. I would not be surprised
if I could build that rpm on a 5.2 box and use them.
So don't get hung up on versions. Especially if it's 6.x, any rpm out
there should do just fine. Build from the src.rpm if ever unsure! It only
takes a few minutes on decent hardware.
But stop thinking so much about all this. Roll up your sleeves and give it
a try!
>
> I'm relatively new to Linux and even newer to Red Hat distributions, and
> tend to seek clarification anywhere I sense ambiguity. This comes from
> years of experience in IT (Information Technology) where I had to justify
> project recommendations based on research while not given the means to
> experiment, prototype, and do hands on analysis. So, if the head and paper
> analysis made a mistake which affected an approved project or it's timeline,
> one's head was likely to be cut off and for sure one's credibility was
> lost(forever). This is basically an apology! I'm really just getting used
> to the 'try it first, worst that can happen is it bombs' approach to
> computing that a lot of Linux hackers have taken. One has to be able to undo
> what bombs. I tried that approach several times to my dismay. In one
> instance I changed a pointer(at that time not even understanding the concept
> of pointer) to a key library, and the whole system went down. I sweat blood
> for hours and to this day can't remember how I fixed it. I still shudder
> about that one. Lots of other disasters with trying things before I
> understood what was happenning. I don't like to bother people needlessly
> but I still sometimes miss things or don't look in the right places for
> information, or don't assimilate properly what I've read because most of
> everything is still new to me, but I do try.
sounds like you need a test box. An old pentium would do.
>
> Anyway, YES, I would appreciate help on this, thankyou for offering, and I
> will let you know when I run into difficulty. Note that I did not say: "IF I
> run into difficulty". I can see it now, more pain on the way.
it's really simple. do some reading about rpms if you can first though.
> Bye-Thanks_TED
>
>
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