second line should be sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev of course. unless you're logged in as root. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Not from a package. I don't think any recent distros have a repo with > 8.0 in it, so you'll have to build from source. HOWEVER, building > from source is REAL easy with postgresql. > > sudo apt-get install build-essential # ubuntu build tools > apt-get install libreadline-dev # used by pgsql to have an editable > command line > tar xvzf postgresql-8.0.26.tar.gz > cd postgresql-8.0.26 > ./configure --prefix=/opt/postgres # or wherever you want pg to install > make > sudo make install > > tada! source install. Note that you might need whatever tools you > use to build software on your distro. On Ubuntu it's called > build-essential not sure what it's called on other distros. > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:19 AM, whashim@xxxxxxxxx <whashim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I believe the software can work with any postgresql 8.0.* . It is possible >> to install pg 8.0 in current release of linux? >> >> Sent from my HTC >> >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Wan Hashim" <whashim@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: "Adrian Klaver" <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx>, >> <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Installing Postgress 8.0.5 in Ubuntu 10.12 >> Date: Tue, Feb 12, 2013 11:44 am >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Wan Hashim <whashim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> our legacy system required postgresql 8.0 to run. we are in the >>> process of upgrading the application and database. >>> we must have postgresql 8.8 to keep the system running at this moment . >>> if possible , we want to run in Ubuntu 12. we can consider older >>> version of OS if it can help . >> >> If you can at least look at going to 8.0.26. there's almost 5 year of >> bug fixes in 8.0.26 missing frm 8.0.5, many of them data corruption >> bugs you really don't want to run into. > > > > -- > To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- 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
