You want to use apt-get purge to remove it completely. and keep the list cc'd others might have more input. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Mohammed Rashad <mohammedrashadkm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I installed using apt-get install postgresql-8.4 > and it worked correctly for me > today when i tried to start postgresql server using > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 restart it not starting now > will you please tell me how to completely remove postgresql from my system > and do a fresh install.? > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Mohammed Rashad >> <mohammedrashadkm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > I am running ubuntu 10.04 >> > I have problem installing postgresql-8.4 >> > when i tried to start postgresql >> > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start >> > I am getting this error >> > * Starting PostgreSQL 8.4 database server >> > * Error: could not exec >> > /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl >> > start >> > -D /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main -l >> > /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log -s -o -c >> > config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf" : >> >> I run ubuntu 10.04 and postgresql 8.4 just fine. Could you provide >> more info on how you've instaled 8.4? Was it through a normal apt-get >> install method? Or did you download some .deb packages somewhere and >> dpkg install them? Or compile by hand and using the service scripts >> that come with pgsql? >> >> The more you tell us how you've done things, the more we can help. > > > > -- > Rashad > -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
