Re: Installing the latest 8.1.1 rpms question.

Jerry LeVan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just downloaded the 8.1.1 rpms for FC4 from postgresql.org.
>
> It appears that removing the existing rpms will require also
> removing a number of dependencies. (That what Synaptics asserts...)
>
> Is it possible to use a "rpm -Uvh *" to overwrite the existing
> 8.1.0 rpms from postgresql.org? and not have to reload all of
> the other bits and pieces?

That should work just fine. You shouldn't need to dump/reload either,
although I always do where possible.

Don't forget when 8.2 comes out and you want to upgrade you will NEED to
  pg_dump your data first and then restore it.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd