Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sCn-0007bY-1E for pgsql-www@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:22:01 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sCm-0002gv-5o for pgsql-www@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:22:00 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([87.238.57.229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sCk-0002gn-Fq for pgsql-www@postgresql.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:21:58 +0000 Received: from 30.55.colo.spiretech.net ([69.168.55.30] helo=lists.commandprompt.com) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sCf-0003Bb-2F for pgsql-www@postgresql.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:21:57 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.5] (spinlock.commandprompt.com [69.168.55.30]) by lists.commandprompt.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 8016E3FC; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:21:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.5] ([71.95.101.172] helo=[192.168.1.5]) by assp.commandprompt.com with ESMTPS(AES256-SHA) (2.1.1); 13 Feb 2013 22:21:50 -0800 Message-ID: <511C8274.1070603@commandprompt.com> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:21:40 -0800 From: "Joshua D. Drake" Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130106 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Magnus Hagander CC: Josh Berkus , PostgreSQL WWW , Christoph Berg Subject: Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA References: <511C1C1E.1030503@agliodbs.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Assp-Version: 2.1.1(11364) on assp.commandprompt.com X-Assp-Client-SSL: yes X-Assp-ID: assp.commandprompt.com m1-22910-00751 X-Assp-Envelope-From: jd@commandprompt.com X-Assp-Intended-For: magnus@hagander.net X-Assp-Original-Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org untilwe have a PPA X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-www Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org On 02/13/2013 09:20 PM, Magnus Hagander wrote: > > On Feb 14, 2013 12:05 AM, "Josh Berkus" > wrote: > > > > 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. > > Worst bug report ever? I really would think you knew better... > > *what* does not work? It all works. The problem is, the number of steps in comparison to just having a PPA. > > > If we're going to move our users to apt.postgresql.org > , we really need > > to provide a PPA for easy install. > > Why? You keep claiming that a certain product is needed in different Because it is what is expected by Ubuntu users. When you want custom packages from a custom repo, you install a PPA. When you want KDE 4.10 for precise you type KDE 4.10 precise PPA into google. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development High Availability, Oracle Conversion, Postgres-XC @cmdpromptinc - 509-416-6579 -- Sent via pgsql-www mailing list (pgsql-www@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-www