Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA

On 02/13/2013 03:34 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
>> Folks,
>> I was just setting up a new PostgreSQL ubuntu server, and was kind of
>> stunned by the unnecessary complexity of the install instructions at
>> http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/.  Also, they don't work.
> 
>> If we're going to move our users to apt.postgresql.org, we really need
>> to provide a PPA for easy install.  Until we do that, we shouldn't
>> deprecate Martin's backports, which are easy to install and well-maintained.
> 
> Uh ... why would we be "deprecating" Martin's packages at all?

If you access Martin's PPA today, you'll get a message that they're soon
being deprecated and you should switch to apt.postgresql.org.


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Josh Berkus
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