Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Paul Jungwirth
On 02/24/2016 09:44 AM, Paul Jungwirth wrote: Also, Rails wants to use Postgres "ident" authentication, which does not require a password because it trusts that the OS has already authenticated you. Sorry, I misspoke: this is "peer" authentication, not "ident". Should have looked it up first.

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Paul Jungwirth
On 02/24/2016 12:34 AM, Marco Lobbia wrote: I am on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine. I thought I'd chime in since I work with Rails and Postgres on Ubuntu all day long. :-) 14.04 LTS is fine for both production and development. (Sounds like you're using Heroku for production in any case.) Putti

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 02/24/2016 12:34 AM, Marco Lobbia wrote: I am on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine. I found useful information on how to configure PostgreSQL in Ubuntu for Rails development at help.ubuntu.com , at Heroku

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread John R Pierce
On 2/24/2016 1:34 AM, Marco Lobbia wrote: Once support for 14.04 LTS will be terminated in 2019, there will not be any more support for PostgreSQL too. At that time I suppose I and other Ubuntu users will be left with the only choice to install from scratch another version of Ubuntu and related

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Marco Lobbia
Once support for 14.04 LTS will be terminated in 2019, there will not be any more support for PostgreSQL too. At that time I suppose I and other Ubuntu users will be left with the only choice to install from scratch another version of Ubuntu and related software, included PostgreSQL.

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Marco Lobbia
Would the LTS version be also adequate for development? I am configuring my Ubuntu machine for development purposes. According to the PostgreSQL download page, "Ubuntu "snapshots" a specific version of PostgreSQL that is then supported throughout the lifetime of that Ubuntu version".

Re: [GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread John R Pierce
On 2/24/2016 12:34 AM, Marco Lobbia wrote: Finally I am wondering whether the choice of installing PostgreSQL through the PostgreSQL apt repository would be safe enough or it would be preferable to install the LTS version of Ubuntu. the LTS version of Ubuntu is preferable for server installs

[GENERAL] Ubuntu and Rails postgresql setup

2016-02-24 Thread Marco Lobbia
I am on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine. I found useful information on how to configure PostgreSQL in Ubuntu for Rails development at help.ubuntu.com , at Heroku and at digitalocean.com <