Re: Upgrading to Postgresql 8 on RHEL 3 (Release 9 Shrike)

Fred Moseley <fredmoseley@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> I am a Linux Newbie.  Never installed software on Linux OS before.  I
> need to upgrade an existing Postgresql 7.3.4-3 running on RHEL 3 to
> Postgresql 8.
>  From my research so far I do not believe that this configuration is
> supported.  I have not been able to find the RPM files.

I don't think you'll find any prebuilt RPMs for that combination.
In principle you could build them yourself, but it might be a bit
daunting for a newbie.  Is there a reason you have to use RHEL3
rather than something newer?

PG 7.3 to 8.anything is not going to be a drop-in, fire-and-forget
replacement anyway; you will be *very* well advised to plan on
application compatibility testing, and you'll need a database
dump and reload.  So what might be a sane approach is to set up
a new server with a newer OS and a new database beside the old one
as an interim step, and migrate over once you're satisfied with
your testing.

            regards, tom lane