Re: Confusing Linux download page

2010/6/15 Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim@gunduz.org>:
> 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.

Nice - that'll be a big help for newbies and timesaver for everyone.

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Dave Page
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