On 11/1/05, Andrew Rawnsley <andrew.rawnsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > They actually did make _some_ strides. The installer actually works > consistently (knock on veneer-covered-pressboard), which is something I > haven't seen since the pre-8i text-mode installs... > > Doesn't quite compare to the 5 minute untar/config/build/install/create > database cycle we're used to with PG however. > Or the ten second rpm -i... I've only ever installed Oracle once, but I was offended by the REQUIREMENT of a gui to install the thing. I managed to just install the X client and connect from another machine, but still, that seems whack to me. Plus I had to run a command line "installer" for the particular Linux flavor that "prepared" the system for me to install Oracle. Yikes. I don't see a single MySQL fanboi going through that if their biggest beef about PostgreSQL (besides how PAINFULLY slow it is ;^) is how horribly difficult it is to install and configure. Having said all that, I will probably dabble in it since it fattens up the resume... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
