On 12/2/19 11:28 AM, stan wrote:
> I have several machines that have version 11 instances on them. These are
> all Debian or Ubuntu machines. All of them are pointed to the Postgres
> repositories fro the Postgres binaries
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> deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ buster-pgdg main
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> dpkg -l shows:
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> ii postgresql-11 11.6-1.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-12 12.1-1.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-client-11 11.6-1.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-client-12 12.1-1.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-client-common 210.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-common 210.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-contrib 12+210.pgdg100+1
> ii postgresql-server-dev-11 11.6-1.pgdg100+1
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> Googling around, I found this link:
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> https://scottlinux.com/2015/11/14/upgrade-postgresql-on-debian-jessie-with-pg_upgradecluster/
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> I plan on upgrading one of the test instances right away. Is the
> information in this link the best way to do this in a Debian environment? I
> did look at the pg_upgrade documentation, and it looks like I could really
> make a mess if I misunderstand even one step.
Yes as pointed out previously:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20191107161401.GA24371@hjp.at
For more info:
man pg_upgradecluster
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> "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety."
> -- Benjamin Franklin
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Adrian Klaver
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