Обсуждение: downloading and installing postgreSQL
Im installing the latest software (postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.....) on windows xp but i dont know what file to click to install - this seems very ambiguous. Can anyone help?
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Ken
Ken Johansson wrote: > Im installing the latest software ( > postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.....) on windows xp but i dont know > what file to click to install - this seems very ambiguous. Can anyone > help? You don't mention platform, but Win32 is the only one with a no-installer binary, so I guess we can assume you are installing on some approved version of Windows. Why did you elect a no-installer version? The regular version comes with an installer and is very easy to install. I see the following note on the download page: "postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.zip is a zip of the PostgreSQL installation directory. It does not include any of the bundled apps or drivers and is intended for expert users only!" It's a zip file, you just unzip it where you want it installed. But since you don't know what to do with it, I'd suggest you go with postgresql-8.2.5-1.zip instead. Unzip in a temporary directory, read the README file, then double click the MSI file (or just type the name at a command prompt if you use that.) -- Guy Rouillier
On 10/17/07, Ken Johansson <kjohansson@alumni.sfu.ca> wrote: > Im installing the latest software > (postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.....) on windows > xp but i dont know what file to click to install - this seems very > ambiguous. Can anyone help? You want to get postgresql-8.2.5-1.zip instead.
Great, thanks.
Is this the appropriate place to ask those types of support questions? Well, any type of support questions?
thanks
Ken
On 17/10/2007, Guy Rouillier <guyr-ml1@burntmail.com> wrote:
Ken Johansson wrote:
> Im installing the latest software (
> postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.... .) on windows xp but i dont know
> what file to click to install - this seems very ambiguous. Can anyone
> help?
You don't mention platform, but Win32 is the only one with a
no-installer binary, so I guess we can assume you are installing on some
approved version of Windows. Why did you elect a no-installer version?
The regular version comes with an installer and is very easy to
install. I see the following note on the download page:
"postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.zip is a zip of the PostgreSQL
installation directory. It does not include any of the bundled apps or
drivers and is intended for expert users only!"
It's a zip file, you just unzip it where you want it installed. But
since you don't know what to do with it, I'd suggest you go with
postgresql-8.2.5-1.zip instead. Unzip in a temporary directory, read
the README file, then double click the MSI file (or just type the name
at a command prompt if you use that.)
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Guy Rouillier
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On Oct 17, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Ken Johansson wrote: > On 17/10/2007, Guy Rouillier <guyr-ml1@burntmail.com> wrote: Ken > Johansson wrote: > > Im installing the latest software ( > > postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.... .) on windows xp but > i dont know > > what file to click to install - this seems very ambiguous. Can > anyone > > help? > > You don't mention platform, but Win32 is the only one with a > no-installer binary, so I guess we can assume you are installing on > some > approved version of Windows. Why did you elect a no-installer > version? > The regular version comes with an installer and is very easy to > install. I see the following note on the download page: > > "postgresql-8.2.5-1-binaries-no-installer.zip is a zip of the > PostgreSQL > installation directory. It does not include any of the bundled apps or > drivers and is intended for expert users only!" > > It's a zip file, you just unzip it where you want it installed. But > since you don't know what to do with it, I'd suggest you go with > postgresql-8.2.5-1.zip instead. Unzip in a temporary directory, read > the README file, then double click the MSI file (or just type the name > at a command prompt if you use that.) > Great, thanks. > > Is this the appropriate place to ask those types of support > questions? Well, any type of support questions? > > thanks > > Ken Those "types" yes. Other "types" may have more specific mailing lists (jdbc, sql, etc...). However, none of the Postgres lists are appropriate places for top-posting (I moved your response to the bottom). Erik Jones Software Developer | Emma® erik@myemma.com 800.595.4401 or 615.292.5888 615.292.0777 (fax) Emma helps organizations everywhere communicate & market in style. Visit us online at http://www.myemma.com