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To: pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org
Cc: abhisheknigam1996@gmail.com
Subject: BUG #17331: Minor change in install steps
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:30:25 +0000
Message-ID: <17331-488fed0ded0b5b46@postgresql.org> (raw)
The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 17331
Logged by: Abhishek Nigam
Email address: abhisheknigam1996@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 14.1
Operating system: Linux Mint 20.2
Description:
I was trying to install Postgres on my computer, by following steps
mentioned at https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/
But on step,
# Update the package lists:
sudo apt-get update
It was failing with error message
Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as
repository 'http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt focal-pgdg InRelease'
doesn't support architecture 'i386'
I found the solution here -
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61523447/skipping-acquire-of-configured-file-main-binary-i386-pa...
I feel, since majority of the users are on amd64 architecture, in the
install steps we can mention
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt
$(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
instead of
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release
-cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
Or we can add a note in the install steps that this command will have this
slight changes for users on this architecture.
I think it would make it easier for beginners to install Postgres.
Thank you for your work!
Abhishek
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