>>> How do I install postgres 8.2? I think I installed 8.2 with something >>> like sudo apt-get install postgresql, but that will install 8.3 now, I >>> think. >> >> Try: sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.2 >> >> I'm not sure about Ubuntu. Probably 8.2 isn't included in Intrepid >> anymore. (packages.ubuntu.com is currently not responding) (Why don't >> you stay at a LTS ubuntu version for a database server?) >> >> If that's the case, try adding the Hardy Heron repository back to >> /etc/apt/sources.list. If postgres-8.2 isn't available on Intrepid Ibex, >> it then falls back to that from Hardy Heron. > > but I can't figure out what lines to add to /etc/apt/sources.list to find > the repository. I keep getting this error: > > $ sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.2 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Package postgresql-8.2 is not available, but is referred to by another > package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > E: Package postgresql-8.2 has no installation candidate > $ > OK, there's an extra step that I was missing. Any changing the sources in sources.list, I needed to run [code]sudo apt-get update[/code] Now I have postgres 8.2 installed, and I can see my old databases. I'll try the upgrading, backup, and all that, and let you know how it goes. Thank you everyone for all the help. Bryan -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
