Hi! I installed PostgreSQL on CentOS 4.4 using the packages provided at: ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/binary/v8.2.0/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-es-4/ I installed using: #yum localinstall compat-postgresql-libs-4-2PGDG.rhel4.i686.rpm #yum localinstall postgresql-8.2.0-2PGDG.i686.rpm postgresql-server-8.2.0-2PGDG.i686.rpm postgresql-libs-8.2.0-2PGDG.i686.rpm However, I'm having dependency resolutions problems now when installing 'perl-DBD-Pg'. # yum install perl-DBD-Pg Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package perl-DBD-Pg.i386 0:1.31-6 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: libpq.so.3 for package: perl-DBD-Pg --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package postgresql-libs.i386 0:7.4.13-2.RHEL4.1 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: libpq.so.5 for package: postgresql-server --> Processing Conflict: compat-postgresql-libs conflicts postgresql-libs < 8.1.5 --> Processing Dependency: libpq.so.5 for package: postgresql --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: libpq.so.5 is needed by package postgresql-server Error: compat-postgresql-libs conflicts with postgresql-libs < 8.1.5 Error: Missing Dependency: libpq.so.5 is needed by package postgresql Do I need to look for a different 'perl-DBD-Pg' that doesn't depend on 'libpq.so.3' or should 'libpq.so.3' be provided by 'postgresql-libs-8.2.0-2PGDG.i686.rpm'? Thanks, Gunnar -- Gunnar Wagenknecht gunnar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://wagenknecht.org/