Re: Confusing Linux download page

On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 04:15 +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> It's not about not having a functioning package management tool - it's
> about there being a surprising number of users that don't care, can't
> be bothered to learn, or can't figure out what packages to download
> (remember, PostgreSQL consists of something like 5 - 10 different RPMs
> on Redhat, and it's not clear to a newbie what each is).

FWIW, I pushed something new to my repository. Installing minimal
PostgreSQL server is now done via a single command:

yum groupinstall "PostgreSQL Database Server"

which, I hope, will simplify PostgreSQL installation process via RPMS
(yeah, 1-click is still easier). This is similar to how Fedora provides
"PostgreSQL Server" group. My group has postgresql, -contrib, -server,
-libs packages, which is more than enough to install a PostgreSQL server
via RPMs.

This is only available for 8.4 - Fedora packages right now, but it will
also be available to the rest of the repository in the upcoming days
(I'm also working on another improvement, which I will announce when I'm
done)

I'm also documenting it on repository website, which will appear soon,
along with a PDF file.

To sum up: 2 commands will be enough to setup a PostgreSQL server on any
Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora machine:

* install repo RPM
* run the yum command above

Regards,
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Devrim GÜNDÜZ
PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
PostgreSQL RPM Repository: http://yum.pgrpms.org
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