Re: Installing Postgres 8.1.4 on Linux RedHat

[imad <immaad(at)gmail(dot)com>]

Amit,

Installation is quite simple and straight forward. Since you will be
installing binary on redhat, you will need to work with Redhat Package
Manager (RPM).

Just issue the command as a root user:

rpm -i <file with .rpm extension>

This will install the specific postgresql package which you have downloaded.
To start with, you need the files postgresql-8.1.4-3PGDG.i686.rpm and
postgresql-server-8.1.4-3PGDG.i686.rpm.

You can download and install the rest of the packages like lib and
devel as per your requirements.


- Imad
EnterpriseDB Corporation
www.enterprisedb.com


On 8/15/06, Amit Phatarphekar <amit(at)visionaire-us(dot)com> wrote:
> I'm trying to install Postgres 8.1.4 server on our CentOS distribution of
> RedHat Linux environment.
>
> I have 2 choices
> 1. Build it ground up from the source code (from
> http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/v8.1.4/)
> 2. Using binaries (from
> http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.1.4/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-es-4/)
>
> I would rather use option 2, instead of building it from the source code.
> I can't download anything from
> http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.1.4/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-es-4/,
> because when I go to any of the mirror sites, it just doesn't work....and
> all I see is some unfinished html page.
>
> How do I install using binaries?
>
> Thanks
> Amit